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In reply to the discussion: Jeffrey Sachs: A Negotiated End to Fighting in Ukraine Is the Only Real Way to End the Bloodshed [View all]karynnj
(59,503 posts)Russia has clearly stated that they want negotiations to start recognizing the area they annexed recently and Crimea which they annexed in 2014, as Russian. The fact is that beyond the fact that the annexation are against international law, Russia has never occupied all that area.
I suspect if Russia continues to do poorly and the war becomes increasingly unpopular, they could have negotiates where Russia gives up all of Ukraine, including Crimea, possibly with the agreement in some reasonable amount of time the UN could monitor an election, maybe open to everyone who lived there in 2014 to determine their future. Even that might be giving Russia too much.
At least Sachs includes those as issues, unlike people like Musk and Russian diplomats.