For Ukraine, securing a peace deal with Russia goes beyond merely ending the conflict; it entails creating a situation that demonstrates the invasion's high costs to deter future aggression. Recent disclosures by U.S. officials indicate that Ukraine may not regain all territories or achieve NATO membership. While these concessions may expedite negotiations, they risk legitimizing Russia's actions. Ukraine's strategy involves making the war expensive for Russia both economically and in terms of human casualties to undermine the rationale for the invasion and ensure lasting peace.
If Russia ended the war with an economy in ruins, a colossal death toll and little new territory, it would likely look at the invasion as a mistake.
American officials conceded that Ukraine would not reclaim all of its territory or join NATO... but granting them now pushes a peace deal in Russia's favor.
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