Summary of Ukraine's Peace Conditions:

1. Ceasefire first, then negotiations, freezing the current front lines;

2. Russia pays war reparations between 500 billion to 1 trillion US dollars;

3. Ukraine must join NATO;

4. Maintain all sanctions against Russia before Ukraine joins NATO;

5. Exchange all prisoners of war and remains, return minors who have defected to Russia to Ukraine.

The conditions proposed by Ukraine are indeed very high, but any negotiation conditions are usually set at a high price, expecting a lower counteroffer. Therefore, starting with higher demands is not necessarily wrong; otherwise, being too honest from the beginning would put one in a very passive position. So, Ukraine's five relatively unrealistic conditions are meant to allow for bargaining. As for what the final counteroffer will be, it is still unclear now.

The main idea of Ukraine is to regain the lost territory, and only after that will Russia pay compensation, but both of these may not be achieved. Because it is clear that Russia has already made a deal with the United States, and the real Ukraine will be taken advantage of. However, Ukraine is not a soft target, and it will definitely try its best to negotiate in order to gain more benefits.

Ukraine has already suffered too much, and if it suffers more, it might lead to a tragic situation in the future. But the reality is that Ukraine did not cede any land and still hopes for compensation, which is quite normal. Because the United States has long been on the side of Russia, it will certainly suppress Ukraine, and then Ukraine will sign an unequal treaty.

Afterward, the United States will benefit from this. Ukraine has suffered a big loss this time, and continuing to fight will also result in a loss. However, the blogger does not expect a successful outcome from this negotiation, and will accept the possibility that it might collapse, eventually leading to further fighting. Because European countries see no presence of their own in the negotiations, they will certainly not take the initiative to promote a ceasefire, and will continue to fight.

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