He also demands negotiations with a predetermined outcome. No matter what your opinion of the war is that is not how negotiations are done.
I read your comment earlier and didn’t take it the right way.
You are exactly right.
I have no interest in seeing a bad player be rewarded with
land and mineral/or energy deposits, not saying you did or
didn’t.
In this instance, the land should be returned. > IMO
If the Russian speakers want to be a part of Russia,
Russia should facilitate them moving into Russia.
Let them sell their land in the Ukraine for a reasonable
amount, then buy/build in Russia.
That’s what we suggest for people in the U.S. who are
unhappy here.
The borders were set years ago, after careful negotiations
between Russia and the Ukraine. The time to address this
was back then. Now it needs to be handled somewhat
differently.