Solution #1 - we already tried that, we gave Putin Crimea in 2014, everything was chill for 7-8 years and now we have this mess.
If we give him Donetsk and Luhansk, he'll just be back for more + Moldova in 5-6 years.
If we give him Donetsk and Luhansk, he'll just be back for more + Moldova in 5-6 years.
I can tell that a real NATO deployment to D & L would dramatically change the strategic goal setting of Russia, materially alter the outcome, but not sanctions if that's what you are suggesting as deciding the fate of these places.
If Germany starts freezing in the winter with no Russian gas, you’ll start hearing about “bringing about peace” real quick.
Don't worry though, America is repeating the same mistakes with China. So, its not just Europe.
(and drugs are not fundamentally different from any low-margin manufacturing critical item)