Ted Snider and Nicolai N. Petro | The Libertarian Institute

For Both Ukraine and Russia, Compromise Aligns With Necessity

As peace in Ukraine struggles to be born after three-and-a-half years of war, necessity prompts each of the participants in different ways. For Ukraine to achieve its best possible outcome, it must find a diplomatic way to avoid outright military defeat. Russia, by contrast, does not feel compelled to end the war for military reasons, and, if it is to end it diplomatically, it must reach at least the key diplomatic goals it entered the war to achieve. Russian President Vladimir Putin would clearly prefer to end the war diplomatically, rather than militarily. Despite accusations that he has...

To End the War in Ukraine, Expose Its Core Lie

The essential argument used to avoid negotiation and continue support for the war in Ukraine is based on a falsehood. That falsehood, repeated by President Joe Biden, is that when Vladimir Putin decided to invade, he intended to conquer all of Ukraine and “annihilate” it. Its falsity has been exposed multiple times by military experts, who have pointed out, both before and after the invasion, that Russia could not have intended to conquer all of Ukraine because it did not invade with sufficient forces to do so. Indeed, this was a key reason why senior Ukrainian officials, and even President...

For Both Ukraine and Russia, Compromise Aligns With Necessity

To End the War in Ukraine, Expose Its Core Lie

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