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Reason
Ilya Somin

Trump's Shameful Attempt to Reprise the Munich Agreement With Ukraine - and What to do About it

The flag of Ukraine on a pole
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President Trump has presented a 28-point "peace" plan for the Russia-Ukraine war, which - in reality - is a demand for Ukrainian capitulation. The administration threatens to cut off military aid and intelligence sharing if Ukraine refuses.

Among other things, the proposal requires Ukraine to give up extensive territory to Russia - including key strategic regions that Russia does not currently control - and caps the size of the Ukrainian armed forces, while imposing no similar limitations on Russia's military. It also includes a variety of built-in excuses for Russia to renew the war (such as the ban on "Nazi" propaganda in Ukraine, which could be violated whenever some fringe Ukrainian nationalist group makes public statements that could be interpreted as Nazi-like).

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