The White House: Has a readout of the call between President Biden and President Zelenskyy of the Ukraine on Sunday, " President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. spoke today with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine. President Biden made clear that the United States and its allies and partners will respond decisively if Russia further invades Ukraine. The leaders expressed support for diplomatic efforts, starting next week with the bilateral Strategic Stability Dialogue, at NATO through the NATO-Russia Council, and at the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. President Biden underscored the commitment of the United States and its allies and partners to the principle of “nothing about you without you.” He reaffirmed the United States’ commitment to Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. He also expressed support for confidence-building measures to de-escalate tensions in Donbas and active diplomacy to advance the implementation of the Minsk Agreements, in support of the Normandy Format. "
Lets Get Real:
The ball is now in the Russian COURT, what will they do, will they really force the issue and invade the Ukraine, the economic hit might to be to much even for Putin, so how does Putin save face without looking WEAK. As suggested in my previous post the US could lobby the Ukraine not to ask to join NATO for between 5 to 10 years, in that time Putin might get over the issue or get overthrown by his own people. The question is will the Ukraine buy in to that, they might think the wait will allow them to reform their government, and get rid of the open corruption in the system, this would show that the Ukraine was ready to do what was needed to become part of NATO and the EU. The hot issue is will Putin accept such DEAL, he has also demanded that NATO remove NATO troop in Eastern Europe Countries that have joined NATO, that is a non starter, it would create the impression that the West was appeasing Putin and the Russians, a half loaf is better than no loaf, will that do for Putin, he cannot keep his soldiers on alert at the Ukraine border for months, they will get irate and angry at being so far from home. This blog predicts that Putin would take the DEAL, of course the question when it comes to Putin, what next will he try, he is following the same route as Hitler.
