So, President Stubb—who was a close friend of Donald Trump—said to this delegation, “We’ve found a solution.” And what he was really signaling to Mr. Zelenskyy is, if you can give up 10% to 15% of this disputed land that you have with Putin, however unjust it is, however unfair, however tyrannical Putin is, and then pledge to be a neutral country, with help from the West to deter further aggression, you can cut a deal and save your country. How many deaths, wounded are you willing to incur to push Vladimir Putin all the way back to where he was prior to the invasion of 2014, when Barack Obama allowed him to come in? Otherwise, I think you should take the advice of Alexander Stubb, the president of Finland, who offers a valuable lesson in how to deal with Russian aggression against a smaller power.
Author: Victor Davis Hanson
Published at: 2025-08-20 21:26:28
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