>> So if Putin offers a ceasefire after successfully seizing the Donbas ( the Russians have
>> nearly achieved this) what will be the response of the West. My view is that
>> there will be significant pressure from the US and some European countries for Ukraine to
>> accept the status quo and effectively cede the Donbas to Russia.
>>
A great shame if that is the case. It basically tells a bully that it's OK to attack another country and effectively take territory.
Obviously this has been done before (e.g. Argentina with the Falklands, Israeli land grabs in Palestine, China with Tibet, China ignoring the Hong Kong agreements and the UK, Belgium, Netherlands, Italy, Spain, Portugal etc. countless times in the past) and I wonder how closely China are monitoring the situation re Taiwan?
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