"Just bring a pen and we'll have the surrender documents in
order for you to sign when you get here. Oh, and by the
way, bring back that 300 billion you stole from us with
you, too. Those are our terms."
Thank you for your attention in this matter.
Sergey Lavrov
I suspect we will sell it slightly different than how you describe it.
But yes, Ukraine will lose much of their land ~20%, a major industrial area and a port city which is also the heart of Ukraines steel industry. Ukraine won’t be in NATO.
And yes, we literally “stole” Russia’s money and they’ll want it back.
Long term, what we did, even though we feel justified and super virtuous, showed the world that using the US dollar and relying on a World Bank where the US holds the reigns is a baaaad thing. If we don’t like you...
Years ago, it was said that being dependent on Russian gas and oil is a serious problem since the Russians are quick to turn the spigot off if you don’t dance to their tune. Funny thing is, the Russians never turned anything off, but we blew up a pipeline!
There is how we see ourselves and how others see us. Big difference.