"The above “peace through strength” proposals are united in their belief that #Russia understands only force, and that the surest way forward lies in #Ukraine’s military prowess and resilience. Implicitly or explicitly, plans in this camp assume that Russia can be made to accept terms that it had categorically rejected earlier. At this point in time, however, this optimistic scenario seems less plausible than earlier in the #war."

https://daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu/insights/comparing-pathways-peace-ukraine

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