The answer is clearly no.
They have irreconcilable differences.
Somebody is going to have to win the war.
It would take the Russians years and 2 million more casualties to take they area Putin demands Ukraine to give up.
The answer is clearly no.
They have irreconcilable differences.
Somebody is going to have to win the war.
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Well said, for many reasons….it is already clear: at best, Ukraine losses territory, at worst, they cease to exist as a “ nation”….even my teenager can see it.
In a hypothetical scenario where the Kyiv government falls apart, it would not be in the interest of Moscow to occupy the whole country. By then, they'll be forced to fight a guerilla war similar to the Soviet-Afghan war.
“ Somebody is going to have to win the war.”
Rush famously said, or maybe he borrowed from someone, that true and lasting peace is only achieved after one side decisively wins and lays down the terms of surrender to the losing side. Anything else is a pause in hostilities.
Trump is going to have to cut them all off until Sniffy surrenders. It’s probably going to get even fuglier.