Source: The American Conservative
by W James Antle III
“One of [Vladimir Putin’s] key advantages in this war has been that he is by all appearances the least concerned about the death toll, Ukrainian or Russian, of all interested parties. Russia has a history of tolerating high casualties among its troops, which Ukraine cannot (and should not) match. Yet it is Putin, as the most dedicated Ukraine hawks often remind us, who must be prevailed upon to stop the killing. … The basic framework of the peace deal Trump is attempting to secure is simply a recognition of reality. Ukraine cannot for the foreseeable future win back much of the territory it lost in the war — and especially before the current war — or join NATO. Russia cannot realistically take much more Ukrainian territory than it already has, but it can inflict much more death and destruction trying.” (04/30/25)
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/what-can-trump-achieve-with-russia-ukraine/