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Make this make sense:

Ukraine, which is not a member of G20, is refusing to participate in G20... if Russia isn't.

In the same vein, I don't know how to swim but let me tell you: I refuse to participate in swimming competitions!

https://t.me/c/1668032400/543669

Alex Krainer:
Two months ago, Putin articulated a specific plan for ending the Ukraine war, encompassing the following six requiremens:

New parliamentary elections in Ukraine

Appointment of an acting president to replace Volodymyr Zelensky

Referenda (it is not clear what kinds of referenda are planned)

Verkhovna Rada (Ukraine’s parliament) forms a new government

Constitutional amendments needed to conclude peace (the current constitution prohibits negotiations with Russia and enshrines Ukraine’s aspiration to become a NATO member country) and affirm Ukraine’s neutrality as per her 1991 constitution.

New presidential elections, which must be recognized and certified by the United Nations

None of the six points have anything to do with territory or with colors on military maps. They all refer to Ukraine’s system of governance and it is surprising that this point escapes both Professors Pape and Mearsheimer (and pretty much all other Western analystsI ...