NATO and the EU discuss possible negotiations with Russia after Ukraine's liberation of Kherson

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20:15, 08.11.2022

The EU and NATO believe that Russia is now under pressure, and the release of Kherson may facilitate short-term negotiations with Russia.



The Italian edition of "La Repubblica" reports:

They are unable to respond successfully to the Ukrainian offensive. Their response is focused defensively on destroying infrastructure - electricity, water, bridges, roads, building a triple line of trenches, and using natural barriers such as the Dnieper River. The goal is to slow the advance of Ukrainian troops. Kherson is more than just a city: crucial for access to the sea and fundamental to controlling water resources and river transport. Taking it back would mean changing the direction of the conflict forever.

That is why there is a message coming from the United States - via Brussels - which is also an invitation to the Ukrainian authorities: if and when Kherson is returned, then negotiations can begin. From a position of strength, not weakness.

The publication notes:

This is also because to start negotiations at this stage would only be to give the Moscow army time to reorganize. In short, some strategic cornerstones should be fixed first.

The publication points to two aspects:

The first is the threat of the Russian Federation using a nuclear bomb. Although NATO does not consider such a scenario possible, there is still a risk to be avoided. In case of using a nuclear bomb, a large-scale reaction of NATO will be inevitable, as well as it will become difficult to contain the nervousness of some allies, for example Poland.

The second aspect is that with the loss of Kherson, the crisis of the former Red Army will become evident. At this point, for the United States, a complete defeat for Putin would have the worst result: a transfer of control of Russia to China. This would be like throwing oneself from fire into the flames. So it would be better to have a hostile leader, bruised but independent of Beijing.

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Oleg Kotov

Oleg Kotov writes about the war in Ukraine and how it is changing the world.