Russian President Vladimir Putin promised Friday to "immediately" order a ceasefire in Ukraine and start negotiations if Kyiv began withdrawing troops from the four regions annexed by Moscow in 2022 and renounced plans to join NATO. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy rejected what he called an ultimatum by Putin to surrender more territory.
The end of a war on their territory is what UA would get in return.
UA is already screwed under any realistic outcome. Even unrealistically, even if they somehow retained the Donbas region against all trends, they have now mortgaged their assets to Western interests and must pay back huge loans that were called “aid” in the Western press. The most impoverished country in Europe will be stripped for parts and exploited to work on land and factories and offices that are owned by foreign interests.
There is not going to be a fair or good outcome for Ukrainian people. They are the victims of larger and deeper forces than the mere terms of some peace deal proposal. The sooner the war ends, the better.
The end of a war on their territory is what UA would get in return.
UA is already screwed under any realistic outcome. Even unrealistically, even if they somehow retained the Donbas region against all trends, they have now mortgaged their assets to Western interests and must pay back huge loans that were called “aid” in the Western press. The most impoverished country in Europe will be stripped for parts and exploited to work on land and factories and offices that are owned by foreign interests.
There is not going to be a fair or good outcome for Ukrainian people. They are the victims of larger and deeper forces than the mere terms of some peace deal proposal. The sooner the war ends, the better.