The BBC has been stridently pro-Ukrainian since day one, but even they are using “borrowed time” to refer to the precarious position of the Ukrainian Army in Donbas.
As discussed in another thread, a recent Rand study is saying that a negotiated settlement is in the best interest of the US.
Beyond the potential for Russian gains and the economic consequences for Ukraine, Europe, and the world, a long war would also have on sequences for U.S. foreign policy. The U.S. ability to focus on its other global priorities —particularly, competition with China— will remain constrained as long as the war is absorbing senior policymakers’ time and U.S. military resources. . .A dramatic, overnight shift in U.S. policy is politically impossible—both domestically and with allies—and would be unwise in any case. But developing these instruments now and socializing them with Ukraine and with U.S. allies might help catalyze the eventual start of a process that could bring this war to a negotiated end in a time frame that would serve U.S. interests.
RAND Study Sees Risks In Prolonged War – The Burning Platform
In a dramatic reversal, Pentagon think-tank calls for a negotiated settlement in Ukraine
Perhaps elements of reality are finally starting to settle into Washington and London.
