What I see as possible is funding and tactical defensive weapons provision for Ukraine’s defense.
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What I see is “ demilitarization “, after Vlad is awarded his ethnic Russian provinces. Lughansk ( already 100 percent liberated) and Donetsk a given ( Donetsk still has 25 percent more to go) and no NATO.
As for “ funding”, the Ukies have already wasted away $$$ billions of US taxpayers money….all flushed down the Ukie toilet. No more.
“Ukies have already wasted away $$$ billions of US taxpayers money”
Yes. But not anymore. US is a vastly better position economically and geopolitically after 7months of Trump.
1. US defense companies make money on weapons sold to Europe and then transferred to Ukraine.
2. US is now going to supply EU with energy and it has opened up oil leases, exploration and drilling domestically unleashing a major economic sector.
3. Russians have lost thousands of military men in combat reducing their military offensive operations for decades.
4. Russia has squandered billions on arms and equipment in a conventional war with its neighbor instead of spending on strategic weapons against the US.
5. The Russians have achieved a long term pariah status and won’t be doing much business with Europe for a long time.
I still think that a ceasefire or peace is still a ways off. In the meantime, US and allies will increase sanctions and take measures to debank and make it even harder for Russia to sell its oil on the open market.
A smaller Russia with fewer Russians is better for world peace. The Russian people are like the Iranian people. They have no real control or influence on their government.
Ukraine is culturally similar to Russia but it not Russia and its people don’t want be governed by a Russian despot or Russian puppet so they need some reliable security arrangements.