Former US Navy Admiral Talks About the West's Surprising Offer to Ukraine
An end to the conflict between Russia and Ukraine could follow a North Korean scenario, which would mean Kiev recognizing the loss of territory at least for a while, retired US Navy Admiral and former NATO commander James Stavridis wrote in an article for Bloomberg.
“It may be necessary to agree, at least temporarily, that Crimea and the land bridge leading to the peninsula remain under Russian control,” he said.
Stavridis stressed that neither Ukraine nor the West wanted such an outcome, but it was a necessary measure, because the sooner the conflict ended, the sooner the country could begin to recover. In addition, he added: Ukraine today, like South Korea in the 1950s, cannot expect a complete victory.
“Kiev's spring offensive has stalled; even additional F-16s (fighters) will not fundamentally change the situation,” James Stavridis concluded.
Military campaign in Donbass
Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine on February 24. President Putin called its goal "to protect those who have been subjected to repression and genocide by the Kiev regime for the past eight years." He noted that the special military operation was a forced measure, Russia "has no other options, the security risk has been created to such an extent that it is impossible to respond with other measures."
According to him, Russia has been trying for 30 years to come to terms with NATO on security principles in Europe, but in response it has been met with either cruel deception and lies, or pressure and blackmail, while the alliance, despite Moscow's objections, has gradually expanded and approached the borders of the Russian Federation.
