"Anegotiated end to the Ukraine War now seems possible, if the last remaining obstacles can be overcome. Of these, the most important is Russia's demand that Ukraine leave the last remaining part of the Donbas region that it still holds. Putin apparently needs this if he is to be able to claim a qualified victory in a war that has cost Russia enormously for very limited gains."
"The European Union and its leading members could make a valuable contribution to peace if, in return for Russia's dropping this demand, they were to offer to suspend sanctions against Russia, resume purchases of Russian oil and gas (though without returning to prewar levels) and abandon the idea of a European "reassurance force" on Ukrainian territory-something that Russia has categorically rejected."
A negotiated end to the Ukraine War appears possible if remaining obstacles are overcome. Russia demands that Ukraine withdraw from the last part of the Donbas it still holds, a concession that would allow Russia to claim a qualified victory after costly, limited gains. Ukraine faces extreme difficulty ceding national territory after heavy sacrifices. The European Union could offer suspension of sanctions, partial resumption of Russian energy purchases, and abandonment of a reassurance force on Ukrainian soil in exchange for Russia dropping its territorial demand. European progressive parties could press governments to propose concrete steps toward this compromise peace.
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