| faye... | Trump said he would settle this so it had long time results. If Crimea has to give up land and the Cimesa then Russia wins and will be back with the next week president No. America must protect democracy and lead the way to support our allies. |
| rjre... | Russia invaded a neighboring country without provocation. They should not gr rewarded! |
| aust... | Russia will continue to take over other countries if they conceed. |
| twin... | Putin will not stop at that! He is the aggressor not zelensky!! |
| pjpa... | The current administration isn't in a position to provide additional financial assistance to Ukraine given our $37 TRILLION debt so unless the EU is going to front the costs this war is over. |
| robe... | If Ukraine had any realistic hope of winning the war, or at least pushing Russia back to pre-invasion positions, I would feel differently. But they don’t. Continuing the war means more casualties and destruction on both sides for no apparent purpose. In addition, my understanding is that the population in the most contested Donesk region is at least 50% ethnic Russia. This is a situation that needs a peace agreement with fully adequate territorial guarantees for the rest of Ukraine, rebuilding assistance, etc. |
| joan... | The only piece I am unsure about is whether Ukraine should permanently let go of Crimea. What's to stop Putin from pulling a Crimean seizure move again when no one is paying enough attention. |
| sder... | After Putin left Alaska & President Trump he bombed Ukraine again & killing more people, including children. How does one believe Putin will honor any agreements. |
| rr59... | Choices in the wrong direction can cause much more suffering than planned and controlled, definitive comprimise |
| pcbo... | I would make a firm commitment to whatever action is likely to limit future lost lives and lessen likelihood of Russian future aggression. If the belief was that compromise will only encourage further Russian aggression then I would side with maintaining territorial integrity. However this stance might be dependent on the existence of capacity to deter future aggression, again demanding calculation guesses about future lost lives. |
| tdhu... | Russia will never stop its aggression without concessions. Ukraine has no hope of regaining lost territory. The U.S. cannot assist Ukraine with military force without risking nuclear escalation. Ukrainian concessions are the best chance for peace. Otherwise, this war will go on for much longer and become defeat by attrition and exhaustion for the Ukrainians with the likelihood of greater loss of territory if they do not concede much of what they have already lost to Russia. In the real non-fiction world, compromise is often a necessity for the sake of peace. The window for Ukraine to protect its entire sovereign territory closed before Russia’s invasion began (opportunities for prevention were there before each invasion began - prior to 2014 and prior to 2022). |
| vanv... | I don't trust Putin. |
| rmtr... | The big-time invader and buddy/pal of Trump is a war criminal and monster. Do not stop these two monsters--- fight against both monsters, or be a weakling and give up. |
| flem... | Ukraine is a sovereign nation that has endured an unprovoked attack. They should concede nothing. |
| cica... | No, TACO got rolled once again. Is a disgrace to this country to this nation to our grade history. God bless Ukraine. |
| cger... | So, most of your readers would like to see the killing and carnage continue in Ukraine rather than give up some inanimate land. The US is in it for $200B+, Europeans are broke, Ukraine is broke & has 100,000's troops to Putin's 3M +nukes. Yet, heaven forbid a (mostly Russian speaking ) strip of land be lost, even though Obama & Co. let Crimea go without batting an eye. In my opinion, 65.3% of your readers are wrong. |
| rhon... | Putin is not to be trusted and Trump is being manipulated by him. The Great Negotiator he is NOT. |
| accb... | The territory in discussion is quite a mess and will take “Billions to fix” . We already have plowed billions in the conflict ( most to his Generals ) |
| nanc... | Everything about this feels wrong. tRump backing off from the ceasefire requirement, suggestions that Ukraine give up territory. I have to wonder if Putin has something on our president, or it’s just his dream of getting a Nobel Peace Prize. Whatever it is, there’s nothing in it for Ukraine, only concessions with very little guarantees. |
| kjla... | Can’t let Russia take part of Ukrain |
| grac... | Russia is an egregious aggressor. They should have to pay to rebuild what they’ve destroyed and be sanctioned. |
| zkig... | Ukraine initiated this war when it violated agreements with Russia over its expansion into NATO, the cost of peace in Ukraine circumstance requires them to make territorial concessions |
| inde... | You don’t trade away peoples rights |
| jnad... | Russia invaded Ukraine, a sovereign nation. The Russians should return all Ukrainian land, including the Crimean . |
| mrml... | Russian aggression should not be tolerated. |
| koad... | Like it or not, Ukraine is the weaker power, if not the frank "loser" of this war, if there is "one" other than the million or so lives lost. They should be grateful they get whatever they get, not expect membership in NATO, and not expect the rest of the world to go to war over them. |
| ocds... | FDT. |
| 42ms... | I don't think that even if Putin promises security agreement in the future that he will keep his word. |
| jtba... | Any concessions to Russia would just reward naked aggression. |
| dfne... | Putin started this war and should no t be rewarded for what he did. If he is there is a great likely hood he will start another war in the future. |
| milt... | I don’t see how we can prevent future conflicts if we reward Putin. |
| sopa... | The people living in that areas are russian people. For centuries. And they decided to join Russia. |
| robi... | If the US suffered an unprovoked attack from another country - say Mexico. And Mexico too over the state of Texas saying “this should be ours again.” Would we concede?? Never! Putin will never be satisfied until the USSR is pieced back together. |
| wmre... | Conceding territory only emboldens the aggressor. If Russia succeeds in this hostile taking, there will be other countries that are subject to forceful taking of sovereign land. |
| cama... | Giving up territory would be rewarding Putin for invading a free country that had done him no harm. It signals that the world leaders are willing to allow him to repeat this behavior in the futre to fulfill his dream of a new and stronger Russia similar to the Soviet Union. All the free countries that were freed when the Soviet Union fell apart are at risk not. Now the line has to be drawn. No rewards for invasions! |
| atli... | Before the war and 1 million dead, Russia wanted Crimea and a neutral Ukraine without NATO threatening them on that border as in all the other former USSR countries. A reasonable settlement was available then before US meddling. |
| incs... | Crimea should become a neutral zone, available to both. |
| aeca... | What security guarantees can be given Ukraine if it reaches a peace based on its giving up territory? Clearly US “promises” are meaningless. We continually throw our “friends” under the bus, except Israel with whom we are complicit in genocide. |
| chiu... | Yes. Ukraine can not win. Russia has far more personnel and military power. Cut losses now. |
| brad... | Give a little and Russia will take more. |
| pjak... | Putin doesn't honor agreements. | There is an agreement in place: The Budapest Memorandum on Security Assurances is a political agreement signed on December 5, 1994, between Ukraine, Russia, the United States, and the United Kingdom. Russia violated the agreement in 2014 and 2022 annexing Crimea and invasion of Ukraine. What's the sense of another agreement. Honor the first on and hold Putin accountable for its violation. Putin is a war criminal. |
| jald... | Give up the land and stop all the killing for no reason. I know they don’t want to but is the only way it looks like to bring peace. Not giving up the land will continue the bloodshed for no reason. |
| igha... | This would only be the beginning of a land grab in the future since Putin admits he wants to restore Russia’s past glory. |
| mich... | Give up crimea |
| gree... | Fuck Putin. The Russian people don't care about any land grabs. They want his transgressions against the Ukrainian people to stop and for their soldiers and sons to stop being slaughtered and come home. Everyone wants peace. |
| b.ze... | To get an agreement from Putin, you need to make him feel important, as Pres. Trump is doing. A piece of the Dombas, which is half destroyed and with a majority of Russian-related people is a fair price to get the job done, with the condition that a 'peace' treaty is strongly guaranteed by the US, the Europeans (EU + GB) and a coalition of the willing. |
| dixi... | Ukraine needs to retain its original territory. And stand up against Russian agression. |
| john... | Don't give Putin ANYTHING. It only makes him hungrier! |
| duck... | my havens which child would give up |
| cand... | It is ridiculous to cede territory taken by an invading nation. Would the US cede Florida if Mexico took it? |
| tagi... | Putin's a dictator. He invaded their country. He's a criminal. |
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| moor... | Hard reality: Ukraine can never win the war. Get the best deal now or there will be no deal later. |
| csbr... | Trump is Putins bitch, MAGA is code for dictator cucks. |
| mark... | The reason we are dealing with Ukraine today is because Putin had little to no consequences when he invaded Crimea. Putin must not be allowed one sliver of land as a result of his invasion. He must also be made to pay for rebuilding the damage he's done. Anything less is appeasement and will only encourage him to do the same elsewhere in the future. |
| amyw... | Putin should face economic sanctions, the US should give it’s full support to Ukraine. It makes you wonder what Putin has on Trump-why Trump is such a incompetent president when faced with Putin. |
| usct... | We do not reward aggressors with territory that belongs to another nation. Putin played Trump as he always does. NATO membership is needed for Ukraine. There is nothing to compromise here. Russia needs to get out. |
| rwtu... | You can't appease a dictator like Putin. |
| mary... | Since when do invaded sovereign countries have to "compromise" and hand over their countries to dictators? |
| wall... | Inappropriate for the invaded to give up land to an aggressor. |
| jule... | Russia out of Ukraine |
| arth... | The situation is this: some sort of compromise will be necessary if war is to stop, or, (1) the U.S., and Europe will have to enact crushing sanctions against Russia and, heavy ones against any country that does business with it. (2) give Ukraine long distance weapons, overwhelming drones, fighter aircraft and other to allow it to exact a terrible toll on Russia in reclaiming its land. It will be a grinding war and will last for years with a million more casualties. The EU, GB, nor the USA have the stones to continue the monetary cost of such a protracted war. |
| band... | To the tiger: "Please tiger if I allow you to eat my legs will you go away with your hunger satiated and never come back for the rest of me?" Tiger: "sure" |
| mibi... | Its very simple. Russia is the aggressor in this conflict and Ukraine is only trying to defend its sovereignty. We need to learn the lessons of the 20th century and not use military force to steal land from other countries. Individual people's should decide who governs them. |
| klau... | If you have the means, territorial integrity is paramount. If not, why should you sacrifice additional lives for a goal you cannot achieve? |
| tere... | Peace requires respect. Respect for people, property and law. Putin is an outlaw. Trump will find the courage to confront and contain Putin or reveal his cowardice. He has created his television moment, will he stand up to the bully or, again, browbeat and threaten the Ukrainian people, nation and NATO? |
| andr... | Do not reward aggression |
| lucy... | Once Ukraine concedes, it opens the door for Putin to continue his agenda to bring back the former Soviet Union— Poland, Baltic States, etc. Beware! Also it opens the door for increased Russian torture of innocent Ukrainians and to increase Disappearences from what they are already. |
| wspa... | Why give away land that belongs to Ukraine that they fought for. Putin is a thief and has no right to this land. |
| mads... | The Budapest Memorandum on Security Assurances was signed by Russia and the US assuring the territorial integrity or political independence of Ukraine. This treaty needs to be respected! |
| mrse... | Cede Crimea, it was de facto anyway |
| sshe... | Putin has repeatedly expressed his goal to reconstruct the Russian empire (equivalent to the USSR). As long as he is in power, he will pursue this goal. Only when Putin is replaced by Russians committed to existing European borders, world peace, and domestic democracy will NATO need to back off. Trump does not have the capacity to make this happen. Putin can and will outmaneuver him, knowing that all Trump really wants is a Nobel Peace Prize. |
| ores... | Russia would love to put Russians in Ukraine for many reasons and none are good reasons. Russia has it's own country and they should stay in their boundaries. I say this, as a 3rd generation Ukrainian. |
| vtgr... | Ukraine should not be expected to cede one square inch of their country! |
| p_gs... | A sovereign country should not exchange their territory from an aggressor like Putin. Every effort short of giving concessions for taking their land must be accepted as a condition for peace. |
| kold... | You mean surrender? |
