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Gloria Feibish's avatar

Congratulations! and Thank you!

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John R. Dykers Jr MD's avatar

War is the greatest at creating poverty/

PEACE PLAN TO END PUTIN'S WAR

1. Russian and Ukrainian attacks cease. All Russian arms and military personnel either return to Russia (borders 1991) or surrender to Ukrainian forces, including Russian forces in Crimea and Moldova. All Ukrainian arms and military personnel either return to Ukraine or surrender to Russian forces. All mines are removed and destroyed by whomever placed them. NATO and Russia will avoid weapons threats to each other.

2. Russia is guaranteed unfettered commercial access to the Black Sea.

3. There will be free flow of goods, people and money throughout Russia, Ukraine, and Moldova. The terms will be standard contract law, a willing buyer and a willing seller. The requirement for being in this free trade zone is a birth rate below 2.1/1000 and falling, which it is for all 3.

4. There will be no WOWOD (Weapons Of War Or Destruction) move between or into or out of any of the three RUM nations.

5. NATO and each of the RUM nations guarantees the borders and sovereignty of each RUM nation and the terms of this treaty.

6. Russian pays $340 billion, and US, UK, EU, Ukraine also fund a special NATO committee to rebuild infrastructure damaged in RUM since 24 Feb 2022.

7. All sanctions are ended: All people may resume commercial interactions with RUM without interference from any nation in NATO. EU, UK or RUM.

This is too good for all involved to pass up.

This plan leaves President Putin in a world minus his perceived 'threats' and territorial conquests but with a new and very beneficial trade zone which may be so attractive that former "Soviet" states and EU states may want to join. It has never been US foreign policy to invade or harm the Russian Federation, only to restrain Russian Imperialism.

We hope the Russians, Ukrainians and Moldovans thrive economically so long as thriving is not translated into military aggression.

Such a treaty tends to move Putin personally out of his Tsarist/Soviet mindset. He has lived 30 years in a "wild west" transition from Stalinist Communism where every pitchfork was owned by the State toward a democratic republic political structure and a free market economy where everything was up for grabs.

Future amalgamation with the EU becomes a more open option as EU already meets the falling birth rate provision.

President Zelensky should approve as well, seeing an end to destruction, a vast reconstruction, no loss of territory, and greatly enhanced economic opportunities. Putin will not see "conquest" in such a scheme but will see enhanced Russian "influence".

The United States and UK and EU should see a greatly reduced threat from Russia. The drain on resources and money drops dramatically as an opportunity of enhanced commerce grows. All results in a reduced likelihood of war over Taiwan.

Dr. Dykers, former student of Dr. Hal P. Ford, former Chief of the Far Eastern Desk, State Department. Taught him to write "Position Papers" for State Department. Familiar with Hans Morgenthau, Henry Kissinger, General Milley, et al. Asks you to evaluate the Peace Plan. The key concern now is inside Xi's head as to when and IF he will invade Taiwan.

Knowing that PEACE could be a framework within which all could function would persuade many former Soviets to abandon Putin's propaganda and no longer support the invasion. Putin not allowed to gain territory from aggression, must have a face-saving exit to prevent more destructive aggression and closer alliance with China, N. Korea, or Viet Nam.

The RUM (Russia, Ukraine, Moldova) concept is new. RUM presents a way out of territorial disputes and into functionality that does not cascade into new dysfunctions for China and Taiwan.

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