The Russo-Ukraine War has tragic stalemate stamped all over it. The Russians are dug in and are apparently willing to endure casualty rates that normally only non-democratic oligarchies can sustain politically over time.
The Ukrainians, who have fought bravely and well, though outgunned and outmanned, show little sign of surrendering their freedom, no matter the cost to their citizenry.
So the ghastly war of attrition drags on, with its horrendous human cost in lives lost and bodies broken. President Trump, rightly horrified by the human carnage and suffering, has tried to be an “honest broker,” however awkwardly, in bringing about a cessation of the bloodletting. By the way, I would advise Vladimir Putin not to tick off the President. When President Trump believes he is being played for a “sucker,” he can very quickly become very dangerous.
I am going to be so bold as to propose a peace plan that would provide a roadmap to restore genuine peace in the region. If successful, it could also provide an example for how to bring a peaceful conclusion to other conflicts across the globe.
First, perhaps the most universally accepted value in the world today is the principle of “self-determination” — the belief that people in a particular region have the right to determine for themselves how they will be governed and by whom. A close corollary to this is the principle that a region’s sovereignty cannot be changed by military conquest (i.e. Crimea being annexed as part of Russia after having been taken by military force). To this point, most countries do not recognize Russia’s annexation of Crimea.
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