Moscow back at the table - and appearing to call the shots
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No shit.
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I'm sorry, but that seems like BS.
I recall very clearly that Biden and Blinken maintained that they were refusing to open any negotiations with Russia. Maybe Russia would've refused. But I distinctly recall Biden taking a hard line stance, and anyone who suggested that he, Blinken, and Zelinsky accepting that they weren't likely to recover full territorial control being basically tarred and feathered as MAGA puppets.
I just don't see the point. So many lives were spent to defend the country. Will it mean anything? We'll see.
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I wish he would’ve negotiated an end to this while Ukraine still had some leverage.
Ukraine doesn't want to give up land, and isn't willing to tolerate not having security guarantees. Russia is convinced that it can ultimately militarily prevail.
Wars end when one side is either unable to continue or the two sides moderate their demands to some kind of meeting point. What's the Biden administration going to do?
The US isn't willing to go to war on the matter, so compelling Russia militarily probably isn't an option. The US could have withdrawn military support for Ukraine, but I don't think that that's what you want.
Maybe we could have dramatically ramped up aid for Ukraine, as long as Ukraine could have made use of it.
