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Hopefully this will give Putin the impetus to take Odessa and the eastern half of Moldova which is already Russian anyway.
If they got overeager here and jumped the gun, and then Trump backed Ukraine anyway (most of the Republican representatives are, at least publicly, pro-Ukraine and pro-Israel) it would be very embarrassing.Russia takes a polite but cautious and distant approach to the Trump victory
I think the Russians will demand this. I can't imagine the Trump team thinking they will get a cease fire with less than this. If they do, they are as dumb as the last group under Biden.It might be a good starting point for a negotiated settlement. The Russians will counter with a demilitarized Ukraine, no NATO ever, permanent border with the 4 oblasts etc.
No NATO ever pretty much solves everythingIt might be a good starting point for a negotiated settlement. The Russians will counter with a demilitarized Ukraine, no NATO ever, permanent border with the 4 oblasts etc.
No NATO ever pretty much solves everything
Can't NATO just build a new base on the new Ukraine?Yeah, but how on earth do you guarantee a thing like that when every 4 years there's another administration in Washington.
It's not realistic.
Partition of Ukraine on the other hand is pretty permanent and requires another war to undo.
Can't NATO just build a new base on the new Ukraine?
And does Poland agree to accepting 10 million people?
I'm asking purely out of interest. Not trying to refute your claim at all.
OK thanks for clarifying that.If there is a left over rump state of Ukraine after the partition it would have to be neutral with almost no military whatsoever.
As for Poland, they have always wanted those territories back as they were part of Poland between the 2 world wars in the 1920s and 1930s.
Hungary, and even Romania, have similar historical territorial claims on western Ukrainian areas.
Putting 10 million Ukrainians in Poland is not going to benefit anyone, and is just going to lead to long-term ethnic tensions. Poland is incredibly russophobic, and Russia will hardly want to make them more powerful as well.