Through its long war against Ukraine, Russia has received reinforcements from North Korea. Now, more of that is on the way. According to The Independent, which cited Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, North Korea is preparing to deploy as many as 50,000 more soldiers to Russia. If true, that would represent an escalation of North Korea’s […]
The UK and France should send troops to offset the North Koreans.
This is what Europe should propose to Putin. Russia will withdraw from all land it seized from Ukraine after the 2022 invasion. NATO would be dissolved and replaced with a European alliance. Ukraine and Canada would be permitted to join but not the US. All sanctions against Russia will be lifted. Russia will not be required to pay reparations. If Putin doesn’t accept the proposal, the UK and France would send troops to Ukraine.
So no punishment for Russia? No reparations and all sanctions gone? No. They need to pay
The punishment is that Russia loses all the territory it seized after the 2022 invasion. You have to be realistic. Ukraine and Russia are both exhausted, but Russia is getting 50,000 North Korean reinforcements but Ukraine is getting nothing.
They’d also get a much smaller NATO. I know we can’t count on USA right now as an ally, but that can still change within the next few decades. But weakening NATO that much would be the world’s biggest gift to Putin and Russia.
With peace he’d rebuild and try again in a decade, but with your proposal, without having to worry about the 50/50 chance of USA being with him or against him.
So… russia’s aggression pays off then. Crimea belongs to Ukraine!
The punishment is that Russia loses all the territory it seized after the 2022 invasion. You have to be realistic. Ukraine and Russia are both exhausted, but Russia is getting 50,000 North Korean reinforcements but Ukraine is getting nothing.
That is simply not enough.