Maroc - ARMCHAIRMAYOR.CA - A La Une - 06/Jan 19:05

JOHNSON – Ukraine has options available, as peace treaty imminent

VERY HIGH LEVEL and deep conversations are happening behind the scenes regarding next steps in Ukraine.  The primary idea is to ‘freeze’ the war at the present battle lines, with Russia keeping captured territories in the east, and Ukraine giving up the section of Kursk Oblast it absorbed in an offensive this summer. This is the rhetoric seen in American media recently, as well as from some NATO leaders and diplomats.  The idea being for Ukraine and Zelenski to just let go and accept the loss in the name of peace. This is not the only side to the argument.  Some argue that Ukraine cannot simply freeze the war and call it peace: – Without a defense clause and troops on the ground from other countries. Ukraine will need a massive standing army to guard a frontline spanning over a thousand kilometers. – As there is no deterrence against a future Russian invasion, once Putin rearms and fills his army with trained recruits, the uncertainty will drive more Ukrainian people to leave the country, as a repeat attack would be pretty much guaranteed. – A political crisis will spark if Zelensky is forced into a bad peace deal, once a [...]