Crimea would have been Russian but Ukraine would have retained its coast and ports. The Donbas would have stayed within Ukraine but with guarantees of freedom of language and culture by its inhabitants, plus political representation.
And the nationalist war on them would have to STOP.
Zaporozhye and Kherson would not have held separation referendums if their cultural diversity was peacefully respected.
Ukraine would stay neutral and protected, but not a member of NATO, no NATO bases.
Basically this is what the comedian campaigned on, as a “ peace candidate”
sure, just like Czechoslovakia 1938
“just give me the Sudetenland, this is my last territorial demand”
... and we saw how that worked out ...
appeasement of monsters doesn’t work ... why is that so hard to understand??
Excellent post. And yes, the NATO issue was certainly a redline for Russia.
Now it is looking like the nazis are going to send Zelenski out feet first. It’s the money from the Us that keeps them civilized.