Parade du Grotesque π
That is what I am afraid of.
The real prize was, and always will be Crimea. It controls the Black Sea, the Sea of Azov, probably the gas and oil reserves contained in them. It is the only Russian port that is free of ice all year long.
The only way to stop Putin now is to go all the way: give Ukraine everything they need to tell back the Russian attacks. And hope for the best.
jack
@ParadeGrotesque Yes and no. Helping Ukraine by arming them might very well not be enough. "All in" in that case would mean for NATO to go "all in". Which would give Putin an excuse to start World War III (The thermonuclear Edition). So we might not really want to do that... for now.
That only leaves negotiations. And for those, Putin is currently in a relatively strong position. Which Selenskyj confirmed in yesterday's press conference from the Kyiv metro station, pleading "I must see Putin".
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