February 28th, 2025

The end of the Russo-Ukrainian War draws near. While halting the terrible violence is a net positive, there are legitimate fears of Russian manipulation to create peace terms suitable for Putin.

“Given the incompatibility of Russia’s goal to vassalize Ukraine and Ukrainians’ determination to live in a sovereign state of their own, one should not delude themselves into thinking that the upcoming negotiations will be discussions in good faith that aim to find an elusive solution acceptable to all. 

Instead, the talks represent merely a shift of strategy for Putin with his decades-old aim of subjugating Ukraine looming as large as ever. Ukraine’s determined resistance, supported by the West, denied Russia its goal to take over the Ukrainian state by force.”

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