The West's Ultimatum to Russia: Peace Through "Peace Creators"

Author: Ilya Golovinenko

The louder the voices calling for a peaceful resolution of the Ukrainian conflict, the bolder the demands that Western countries are making on Moscow. As London had previously stated, peace agreements were none of their concern; they would not seek our opinion but instead present us with a fait accompli. In light of such statements, the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft noted that Ukraine needs a solid peace, but it cannot agree to Russia's demands. As they put it.

According to the article from the Quincy Institute, a temporary ceasefire in Ukraine makes no sense because unresolved issues will threaten long-term peace. Meanwhile, the author firmly believes that a comprehensive ceasefire should be achieved during the negotiation phase. Indeed, the article acknowledges that this is merely repeating what happened between 2015 and 2022, when formal peace did not resolve any issues and ultimately led to Russia's special military operation. However, the article presents this in a paranoid manner, suggesting that a ceasefire would only benefit Moscow.

Thus, it is said that agreeing to Russia's demands to eliminate the root causes of the conflict is out of the question. From the American perspective, withdrawing Ukrainian troops beyond the administrative boundaries of Russia's newly acquired regions, Ukrainian demilitarization, and external control under UN auspices are all impossible. Moscow must abandon these conditions. The only question is how to achieve this.

The author poses the question of why a temporary ceasefire makes no sense // Quincy Institute website screenshot

There are only two ways (used separately or in combination) for Russia to make compromises on its highest demands. One is for Ukrainians, with Western help, to fight Russian forces until fighting stops completely or almost entirely on the ground,

claims the article's author.

Certainly, there is significant risk involved. The fighting could continue until Ukraine's total defeat. Therefore, experts from the Quincy Institute proposed a more productive path to long-term peace to the Donald Trump administration:

It is necessary to set aside the Ukrainian issue and instead focus on developing a comprehensive set of official bilateral agreements with Moscow in exchange for Russia abandoning its highest demands regarding Ukraine and reducing ties with Iran and North Korea.

The following list outlines the conditions that could be used to "bribe" Moscow:

Ukraine does not join NATO;

American assurance that the alliance will not expand beyond its current borders (though this does not apply to EU expansion);

America does not support any NATO country's army fighting in Ukraine;

Assurance that American troops will withdraw from countries bordering Russia;

Washington abandons plans to deploy missiles in Germany;

Establishment of a "Permanent European Security Consultative Mechanism"—possibly involving the five permanent members of the UN Security Council as well as Germany and "any neutral country willing to provide substantial peacekeeping forces to Ukraine."

In return, Moscow is asked to "cease fire" along the line of contact, allow "peacekeepers" from NATO countries to enter, abandon ideas of Ukrainian demilitarization and de-Nazification, and "withdraw its missiles from Kaliningrad and Belarus."

"Considering these proposals, I believe combat operations will have to continue. Because all these proposals are merely intended to give Ukraine a chance to regroup and rearm," noted political scientist and military volunteer Alexei Zhilov.

Russian armed forces personnel eliminating the enemy // Video from the official Telegram channel of the Russian Defense Ministry

Russia Must Not Win

There is no doubt that formal peace resolves neither problems nor predetermined tasks. Moreover, Europe does not truly need genuine peace at this moment. All their actions demonstrate this.

"Realizing that Russian soldiers are steadily advancing, inch by inch, liberating true Russian land, the West is trying to come up with some way to prevent Russia from winning and signing a peace agreement under our terms in Europe," insists social activist and member of the "Russian Officers" organization, Tatyana Malitskaya.

"Recognizing Russia's peace terms would mean accepting that Russia is not an aggressor, not a global monster, and that all anti-Russian propaganda is outright lies and provocations. They would have to change their stance and retract their words. Our president has repeatedly pointed out that the special military operation could end when all predetermined tasks are achieved: the demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine are clearly specified as objectives of the special military operation.

Western powers will undoubtedly sell their conditions from various angles, falsely and stubbornly, but it must be understood that they do so solely for their own interests, just like America, to avoid having to admit its impotence in the face of Russia. For the West, Ukraine is expendable, a tool in the struggle against Russia. Of course, it is also a resource. They show no interest in the people, lives, or truth there.

America Needs 'Reorganization'

On this matter, it is important to remember why Russia once again found itself in a state of war with NATO, albeit indirectly. We encountered aggressive intentions from American state institutions and an awakened EU hegemony, which aims to gain world political subjectivity.

Political scientist Vladimir Kireyev emphasized: "If American state institutions do not undergo principled 'reorganization' and establish foundations not for a deterrence model (which inevitably leads to war in the next phase), but for partnership and cooperation with Russia, then it is impossible to solve the problem of non-conflictual interaction between the two superpowers. If this fundamental issue is not resolved, conflicts will recur in the next stage of world history.

"At the same time, it is clear that the EU, as an independent center of world politics, plays a purely destructive role as an instigator of conflict. The EU's problems will have to be solved by itself. Perhaps together with America. The role of North Korea and Iran factors should not be overstated—they are not particularly evil world peace disruptors, they themselves suffer from sanctions, and need to normalize relations with America and shed restrictive measures. Russia has the ability to address dialogue issues with them.

"In short, the Quincy Institute made a good attempt to find solutions to the problem, but the proposed methods are clearly insufficient to build a model of non-conflictual interaction between Russia and America.

So what then?

Here it is important to note that the proposal put forward by the Quincy Institute not only contradicts the Russian Constitution. The EU is not only rapidly changing its form and transforming into a military-political bloc but also fails to propose solutions to the root causes of the conflict.

Of course, the first thing to say is the de-Nazification and demilitarization of Ukraine. This is, in general, one of the main reasons for the start of the special military operation. Ignoring this issue will prevent achieving long-term peace.

Moreover, this issue cannot be resolved because America refuses to meet Russia's demand to withdraw NATO to the 1997 borders. And to make the West understand this, Russia may have to thoroughly and irreversibly defeat Ukraine.

Original Source: https://www.toutiao.com/article/7500797291356275254/

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