Considering that Ukraine is already offering neutrality, it would not take much to come to a 'favorable compromise'.
If you start out making outrageous demands, that may sabotage the negotiations from the beginning.
Putin can come out of this having dealt the Regime a bloody nose and get what he wants, but he has to not push past the culminating point as Clausewitz said.
Geez. They will never go for that. That is surrendering more parts of the country to Russia. It is not enough that Russia has Crimea, parts of Georgia, parts of Moldovia , Belarus...
And Finland showing interest in Joining Nato after this... I wonder if putin thought this through.
Putin is imposing close to impossible demands - so I'm pessimistic that this will end any time soon.
That could just be a negotiation tactic - ask for the impossible and then reach a favorable compromise.
Considering that Ukraine is already offering neutrality, it would not take much to come to a 'favorable compromise'.
If you start out making outrageous demands, that may sabotage the negotiations from the beginning.
Putin can come out of this having dealt the Regime a bloody nose and get what he wants, but he has to not push past the culminating point as Clausewitz said.
What are they? Can you give me a summary or something more to read?
Recognition of Crimea. Ukranian neutrality.
So far, it's reasonable.
But also the expansion of the People's Republics to the complete regions of Donetsk and Luhansk - 2/3 of which is now controlled by Ukraine.
Geez. They will never go for that. That is surrendering more parts of the country to Russia. It is not enough that Russia has Crimea, parts of Georgia, parts of Moldovia , Belarus...
And Finland showing interest in Joining Nato after this... I wonder if putin thought this through.
Trading Finland for Ukraine is a no-brainer.