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I have learned that the chief Russian 'negotiator' at the Russia/Ukraine talks is a blatant nationalist flake, a 'Steve Bannon' figure. This means no serious talks are happening. We need to encourage Russia to change that.
How to do that is the question. Conventional wisdom is that bullies view peace overtures as weakness and double down on aggression. On the other hand, slightly less conventional wisdom is that aggression on your part prompts aggression in return. So how to thread this needle?
Very carefully.
1. Armaments and planes for Ukraine.
2. Any attacks on our transportation assets to be met with forceful defense of those assets, including provision of strong escort forces. Defense to include all means of action against forces that attack us, to include strikes on air bases from which attacks originate, wherever located.
3. No attacks by US forces against Russian forces that do not initiate attacks on US assets.
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