> These aren’t peace talks then, they’re talks on how to divide up the spoils.
That's what peace talks are all about. Do you think Japan and Germany had a say in what they had to give up at the end of WW2?
That's what peace talks are all about. Do you think Japan and Germany had a say in what they had to give up at the end of WW2?
Like Russia in this conflict.
Which makes the above justification of a Ukraine absence from divvying up the spoils after a defeat rather circular.
I dont understand the difference here. Losing a war usually comes with unfavorable terms.
Ukraine is absent from table because durable military power is the table stakes, and they were always a proxy. If the US has decided it is done using Ukraine to bloody Russia's nose and scare Europe into line, then it's basically over.
From the US real politik perspective, it was always a win-win situation going in. The US will walk away with 2 new NATO allies, increased NATO spending, and severed trade with Russia.
That's completely irrelevant to the outcome
the Allies all met together and decided on the course of action on several occasions, like at Yalta