fmcinerney
8 hours ago3 min read
Peace in Ukraine
Getting peace in Ukraine is simple: Russia stands by its 1994 Budapest Memorandum commitments and in return gets free trade deals with NAFTA and the EU. Just 20 words. The money in Publius’ 20 words is so big that if Putin did not agree—Russia’s GDP per capita today is the tank at 72 nd in the world—his oligarchs would toss him. As it is, the costs of ongoing war in Ukraine and the endless alienation of so many big markets worldwide are killing Russia’s opportunities .


















