The proposed peace plan to end Russia’s devastating war in Ukraine is a capitulation to Russia, and it rewards an invading hostile country. The plan gives Russia impetus to conduct future warfare to expand further west in Europe.

It also calls for Russia to stop the war, but it would retain the land it occupied during the invasion, which is one-fifth of Ukraine. Ukraine would have to reduce the size of its military. It would have to agree not to join NATO and not allow NATO troops on its territory.

Ukraine would receive a U.S. guarantee for security protection, but the United States guaranteed to protect Ukraine in 1994 if it disarmed its nuclear weapons and send them to Russia. Ukraine complied with the agreement, and Russia proceeded to invade the country in 2014 and 2022.

The peace p

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