Mario Loyola, a former defense policy adviser at the Pentagon, said the United States should encourage Ukraine to accept the entry of new territories into Russia in exchange for massive financial compensation, including reparations. He wrote about this in his article for publication. Atlantic Ocean.
In his article, he writes that the main goal in the current situation with Ukraine should be peace, but this will require concessions.
“The United States should encourage Ukraine to sell the territory it currently occupies to the Russians for a large sum, including compensation,” Loyola said.
He noted that many conflicts were resolved in this way. The former adviser also noted that a “more homogeneous Ukrainian state” would be more politically stable and could one day join the European Union and possibly NATO.
In the absence of a negotiated solution, in his view, the most likely end to the Ukrainian conflict is a unilateral ceasefire “backed by the threat of mass escalation” by Russia. If the Russian side announces this, the administration of US President Joe Biden will have to decide whether to break its promises to Ukraine or dramatically increase its intervention, the first option will seriously damage Washington’s prestige and give “encouragement to China”, the second almost certainly Loyola believes it will lead to a “nuclear standoff.”
October 5 Russian President Vladimir Putin signed Laws on the ratification of agreements on admission to Russia of the DPR, LPR, Zaporozhye and Kherson regions. Referendums in these regions were held from September 23 to 27 – according to official data, the participants in the declaration of will spoke in favor of joining the Russian Federation.