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Originally Posted by Fuzz
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I don't think think any negotiated peace would be that far off If you look at the points:
• Take the emotions out of it, and I doubt Europe is THAT interested in welcoming Ukraine into the fold. EU maybe, NATO definitely not. Also, in the long-term, Ukraine acting as a buffer between West/Russia is probably not the worst thing to have.
• Crimea is more or less already Russian.
• This is probably the biggest sticking point.
We need to keep in mind that while the West has played their trump card, Russia hasn't with their energy supply...so there is still the potential for real pain in Europe. Putin already screwed his country's economic prospects, but his ego is too big without some sort of "win"... and Europe may give him a good chunk of these items to prevent economic/political disaster in their own countries.
Of course this is from a Europe/West POV. Ukraine will probably think otherwise!