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The Patriotic, American way to end the war in Ukraine. Nothing else will be satisfactory.
https://signalpress.blogspot.com/2025/02/the-american-way-to-end-war-in-ukraine.htmlSo here is how the peace agreement should go, according to good, old fashioned American values.
Ukrainian sovereignty is restored to all areas of Ukraine that were once part of the independent country without exception. This includes the Crimea, the Kerch Peninsula and the Donbas region. It's all Ukrainian and it should be under Ukrainian sovereignty. Russians living in those areas need to recognize Ukrainian rule and either become citizens, so they can have a measure of freedom that their fellow Russians do not enjoy, or they can move back into the large, open spaces of Russia itself.
That's a reasonable settlement. The Ukrainians should agree to nothing less, the Russians should accept it and the United States should gain support for it through the United Nations.
In addition to this, Ukraine should immediately be accepted into NATO. As a full military ally, the United States and the rest of NATO should guarantee the security and sovereignty of the country.
Russia must agree to finance reconstruction of all damaged areas, down to the last damaged apartment building in the last damaged town. All of it, 100% of the rebuilding, should be at Russia's expense, especially the infrastructure they deliberately destroyed.
And if the Trump administration isn't willing to accept this, then they are exposing themselves as unAmerican, anti-Patriotic traitors. Nothing else is satisfactory, nothing else meets the standard of American values.
Ukrainian sovereignty is restored to all areas of Ukraine that were once part of the independent country without exception. This includes the Crimea, the Kerch Peninsula and the Donbas region. It's all Ukrainian and it should be under Ukrainian sovereignty. Russians living in those areas need to recognize Ukrainian rule and either become citizens, so they can have a measure of freedom that their fellow Russians do not enjoy, or they can move back into the large, open spaces of Russia itself.
That's a reasonable settlement. The Ukrainians should agree to nothing less, the Russians should accept it and the United States should gain support for it through the United Nations.
In addition to this, Ukraine should immediately be accepted into NATO. As a full military ally, the United States and the rest of NATO should guarantee the security and sovereignty of the country.
Russia must agree to finance reconstruction of all damaged areas, down to the last damaged apartment building in the last damaged town. All of it, 100% of the rebuilding, should be at Russia's expense, especially the infrastructure they deliberately destroyed.
And if the Trump administration isn't willing to accept this, then they are exposing themselves as unAmerican, anti-Patriotic traitors. Nothing else is satisfactory, nothing else meets the standard of American values.
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The Patriotic, American way to end the war in Ukraine. Nothing else will be satisfactory. (Original Post)
lees1975
Feb 18
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Walleye
(39,791 posts)1. Putin didn't buy a president for nothing.
SheltieLover
(66,847 posts)2. Absolutely!

The Madcap
(1,115 posts)3. Total agreement
And they should have to reimburse the people of Ukraine for their personal pain and suffering. Russia should then be split up into about five chunks. MRPA - Make Russia Pitiful Again. And give Ukraine its nukes back so Russia doesn't get any more conquest ideas.