Ukraine could lose 20% of its territory in a war with russia, but could also get membership in the European Union, which has invested billions of dollars in helping Ukraine fight russian invasion.
The former commander of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, James Stavridis, reported this on CNN.
"What I hope he (Trump – Ed.) does, and I think he will, is put pressure on both sides to get to the negotiating table, and it comes out kind of like the end of the Korean War, Michael, which is to say, Putin, unfortunately, but in a real world, will end up with about 20 percent of Ukraine, the chunk that he currently holds, but the rest of Ukraine, the 80 percent, all those resources, vast majority of the population, they stay democratic, free," Stavridis said.
He added that Ukraine will also get "a path to NATO, probably three to five years, realistically. It's not the worst outcome in the world."
According to the former commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Europe, Ukraine will also be able to get membership in the European Union, which has invested billions of dollars to help Ukraine stop a full-scale russian invasion.
"Putin will hate that part of it, just like the Ukrainians will hate the part of Putin holding onto 20 percent of their country. But it's a negotiation,” Stavridis emphasized.
The retired admiral also said the deal would likely include "some kind of demilitarized zone between the two parties, just like Korea. And maybe you patrol it with NATO soldiers, for example, not U.S., Europeans."
As the Ukrainian News agency earlier reported, russia stated that it is "ready to listen" to the proposals of the U.S. President-elect Donald Trump regarding the war in Ukraine.
Who we are: About us, Contacts. How we write news and our principles: Editorial code. We did our best. If you found this valuable – please support us.
To request a correction, please send an email.