But if peace is his goal, Trump must do more than listen — he’ll need to show his negotiating mettle and impress upon the Russian autocrat that his maximalist demands will yield nothing but more death and economic destruction for Moscow. As a starting point, Russia could be asked to relinquish the territory it holds near the cities of Kharkiv and Sumy in northeastern Ukraine and to return control over the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant to Kyiv. Once the war is over, Russia will have to accept a European “reassurance force” in Ukraine, including a ground component of perhaps 10,000 troops, as well as a monitoring force that operates intrusively on both sides of the line of contact.
Author: Mark Montgomery, John Hardie
Published at: 2025-08-13 22:47:30
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