> Lord forbid the Ukraine war end in some kind of negotiated settlement No negotiation is possible when Russia's starting position is that Ukraine is not a rea

> Lord forbid the Ukraine war end in some kind of negotiated settlement No negotiation is possible when Russia's starting position is that Ukraine is not a real country and Ukrainians are not a real people. Putin's held that position for years: https://www.businessinsider.com/putin-denies-reviving-russian-empire-says-ukraine-not-real-country-2022-2?op=1 https://www.businessinsider.com/putin-denies-reviving-russia... The way the war ends is Russia is first defeated and the negotiations that will then follow will be about the reparations Russia must pay and the war criminals Russia must extradite.