If the U.S. does not start negotiating directly with Russia, the conflict in Ukraine will continue – The National Interest

If America doesn’t start negotiating directly with Russia, the conflict in Ukraine will continue.

This is the argument presented in an article by “The National Interest”.

The article suggests that the issue is no longer about the return of territories but whether Ukraine will remain on the map. If Ukraine does remain, this would not be a total defeat, which, in the author’s view, could be seen as a near-success.

“What’s important is that this would derail Moscow’s strategic plan to conquer all of Ukraine. Victory, of course, would be far from complete, but even a partial success instead of outright defeat is no small matter in such a large-scale conflict,” the article notes.