US newspaper: Peace through territorial concessions is the only option for Ukraine
The Hill (USA) newspaper said that it seems that Ukraine has many options to end the conflict. However, giving up territory to Russia is the only "less bad" option.
According to RT, The Hill (USA) newspaper said that almost all political and business leaders in Europe and the Middle East believe that the Ukraine conflict will end with Ukraine permanently ceding some territories to Russia - possibly Donetsk, Donbass and the southern coast along the Black Sea.
“Occasionally, people suggest that Russia will be able to control all of Ukraine. But no one believes that Ukraine can completely expel Russian troops from Ukrainian territory. If that is the case, if the likely outcome in Ukraine is some kind of fragmentation of the country, then why aren’t we having real discussions about ending the war now?” - The Hill wrote.
According to The Hill, France is now considering sending troops to the front under the guise of “advisers.” And the United States has recently publicly approved the use of Western weapons against limited targets in Russia. Such actions only increase the risk that the war will spread. But these steps by France and the United States do not increase the likelihood of a complete victory for Ukraine. While Western military equipment and logistical support may improve Kiev’s capabilities, it is clearly short of manpower. Nothing short of a full-scale Western military intervention can dislodge the Russian army.
The Hill assesses that the situation is simply a dead end. It seems that in Ukraine, the choice is between a peace that includes territorial concessions to Russia, the complete collapse of Ukraine, a permanent state of war, or continued escalation. Of these, the first option – territorial concessions, seems to be the “least bad” option.
Meanwhile, Politico quoted a close source as saying that for Kiev, US President Joe Biden's statement that Washington would not turn its back on Ukraine was considered empty words.
Yegor Chernev, deputy chairman of the Ukrainian parliament's Security, Defense and Intelligence Committee, told Politico that Kiev is also unhappy with US restrictions on attacks on Russian territory./.
