We should be willing to end sanctions iff Russia calls off the invasion and brings its soldiers home
I’ll just note that this would mean, assuming Ukraine surrenders in the next few weeks, and Putin then does exactly what he says he’ll do and withdraws, our sanctions are withdrawn almost immediately after implementation, and Russia is implicitly vindicated. Which is an outcome I would be fine with? It seems like it would end with lots of small wars and no nuclear extinction, no genocide and no global empire.
But I would be very surprised to see a general consensus that it’s fine to invade another country and force them to sign treaties so long as you aren’t occupying them or [X,Y,Z].
Yeah, maybe I should have worded that better. I was thinking more of the scenario where one of Putin’s underlings assassinated him, takes power and cancels the invasion and returns to the status quo ante. Which is behaviour that we do want to incentivise.
I’ll just note that this would mean, assuming Ukraine surrenders in the next few weeks, and Putin then does exactly what he says he’ll do and withdraws, our sanctions are withdrawn almost immediately after implementation, and Russia is implicitly vindicated. Which is an outcome I would be fine with? It seems like it would end with lots of small wars and no nuclear extinction, no genocide and no global empire.
But I would be very surprised to see a general consensus that it’s fine to invade another country and force them to sign treaties so long as you aren’t occupying them or [X,Y,Z].
Yeah, maybe I should have worded that better. I was thinking more of the scenario where one of Putin’s underlings assassinated him, takes power and cancels the invasion and returns to the status quo ante. Which is behaviour that we do want to incentivise.