A poll released by the Kyiv Institute of Sociology, with data gathered from 8–16 April, 41.1% of people in Donetsk were for decentralisation of Ukraine with powers transferred to regions, while letting it remain a unified state, 38.4% for changing Ukraine into federation, 27.5% were in favour of secession from Ukraine to join the Russian Federation, and only 10.6% supported current unitary structure without changes.[18]
Looks like most of the people affected by all this are unhappy with Zelenski's Ukraine one way or another. This is a regional dispute and needs to be worked out between the parties invoved. It is certainly not an issue worthy of a nuclear war for the whole world to suffer through.
Many seem to love war and chaos so that they can be part of the "solution". Only problem is, the people in the disputed regions don't seem to particularly want to be "saved" by Zelinski. I hope voters remember what their hawkish politicians (on both sides of the isle) put us through in two years during the next election cycle.