This is what Europe should propose to Putin. Russia will withdraw from all land it seized from Ukraine after the 2022 invasion. NATO would be dissolved and replaced with a European alliance. Ukraine and Canada would be permitted to join but not the US. All sanctions against Russia will be lifted. Russia will not be required to pay reparations. If Putin doesn’t accept the proposal, the UK and France would send troops to Ukraine.
So… Give him all he wants without any consequences?
If they wrapped that in the right spin it might just give Putin enough wiggle room to back down without losing his head
Put something in that Putin can use to say Ukraine has been denazified, and it’s a deal that he should logically take.
But Ukraine will also insist on getting their children back. What is extremely reasonable. And I have no idea how logical Putin is nowadays.
You can make a cease-fire in that format, but not a peace agreement.
