re: #465 Targetpractice

As bad as it is to say, I think if Putin gets down to just territorial concessions in exchange for an immediate ceasefire, Zelensky’s gonna face a lot of pressure from other leaders to take that deal. Perhaps with the promise of fast-tracked NATO/EU membership and/or reconstruction aid if it brings a quick end to the fighting so the rest of the world can have an excuse to let up off the sanctions.

I respectfully disagree. Biden knows Putin can’t be rewarded with official recognition of the Crimea annexation and the separatist “republics.” That just invites more Russian aggression. The only deal Russia should be offered in return for a ceasefire and immediate withdrawal of the invasion force is the lifting of some of the sanctions.