cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/46449191
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday Ukraine should agree a deal to end the war with Russia because “Russia is a very big power, and they’re not”
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/46449191
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday Ukraine should agree a deal to end the war with Russia because “Russia is a very big power, and they’re not”
There are several problems with making a deal like that.
The primary one is that they already had a deal with Russia and Russia broke it in 2014 and then again in 2022. So why would anyone believe that another deal would stick? They’d just take time to regroup and be back a few years later.
Another is that making a deal where Russia keeps the land that they have control over isn’t a deal, it’s letting Russia keep what they stole. What would Ukraine get from this deal (other than the end to the war as you pointed out)? That’s like making a deal with a burglar saying that they can keep what they stole as long as they get out of the house.
Agreed, it is not wise to just give up land. It has to be accompanied by solid security measures and guarantees. As I said in another comment, there has to be a diplomatic solution after a ceasefire.
So can Ukraine. Ukraine can also make use of the time.
Yes, because he has a gun to my head. I will gladly let them take my whole house if that happened.
This guy would let his family get raped and killed to save his own skin.
There is a slight difference between a family and a country.
You’ve said yourself that if you’re at gunpoint, you’d let them have your home. Which means you’d let them rape and murder your family.
Problem with this comparison is that family and house are different. And it cannot be extrapolated to a country because of the sheer size of it.