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What is the US/NATO to do *before* the invasion? Preemptive bombing?
No! Peace at any price?
Peace must happen, but not at a price which involves death or annexation of an entire region. So yes, I agree with your assessment.
God bless you for giving me the draft of the peace deal. The deal seems pretty sweet, from first glance, though it uses a lot of complex geopolitical terms.Here is the draft
Ukraine-Russia Peace Is as Elusive as Ever. But in 2022 They Were Talking. (Published 2024)
Representatives from the warring nations held peace talks in the early weeks of the Russian invasion. They fizzled. Documents from those talks show why any new ones will face major obstacles.www.nytimes.com
I believe the talking was important, and we stopped it in favor of war. The Biden Administration has never tried for peace.
Why couldn't Russia and Ukraine have passed the peace deal? Why did Joe stop the peace deal?
God bless you for giving me the draft of the peace deal. The deal seems pretty sweet, from first glance, though it uses a lot of complex geopolitical terms.
Would Trump have stopped the peace deal as well, or any other candidate in office, or would corporate lobbying have kept the war going on, and prevented the peace treaty from passing, regardless of who was in office?
Oh wait, there is a Rule of Acquisition from the Ferengi alien civilization in Star Trek. It states, "War is good for business". Sounds like Lockheed Martin is owned by the Ferengi: Star Trek: Every Known Ferengi Rule Of Acquisition (& When They're Revealed)
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These talks should have been allowed to continue. From that draft, it seemed to be a very good document, with great potential, only to be killed off. Imagine if the war ended at the end of 2022 or early 2024 at the latest instead of going on right now.
That would be nice!
People are now being reported for speaking against the war. Trials are taking place which do not come near to meeting the criteria that we in the free world expect and people are going to prison for years on the word of their neighbours.
I'd blame 80% of this on Putin for trying to take over Ukraine. He did with Crimea, and now is trying to take over the whole country. A better solution is that Ukraine can surrender Crimea, and that is it. Russia should no longer invade Ukraine. Heck, Russia is the largest country in the world, it does not need any more land. Ending this war will take a lot of effort, and it is shame that the original peace treaty draft was shot down.
I lived for 7 years in West Germany back in the 70s. I served as an active duty US army soldier for 3 years in Germany. I am fully aware of the capabilities of NATO and the European Union. The USA, the European Union, and NATO all attempted to try to use diplomatic and economic sanctions against Russia in order to weaken Russia. However, some believe that there's a legitimate reason to state that the war with Ukraine has not really weakened Russia at all. Instead, some would point to the strengthening of the alliances of Russia with China, Iran, North Korea, and potentially also India, Brazil, and other countries.
It depends what the talk was about. @Whyayeman's example was excellent. You don't invade a country, occupy a chunk of it and then say 'Hey, let's be friends again - but we get to keep what we won'.
Agreed. I checked all 16 pages of the treaty, and nowhere does it say that the Under Secretary is required for the treaty to be signed. The only thing that could stop this treaty are corporate interests that want the war to continue. Now, if one could potentially link any corporations that have a stake in the Ukraine war, and directly connect one of those companies to the deal being blocked, then we will have some news.
