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Any red lines drawn by Putin only exist in our heads,
Through the war in Ukraine, we are learning about the Russians, their way of waging war, and their rhetoric, particularly concerning red lines,
And actually, when you look at what Ukraine is doing – their ability to take back half the ground that's been lost, their ability to repel him from the Black Sea, their ability to advance in Kursk and hopefully keep the ground – this is a time for Western countries to show their nerve and to be absolutely committed as we head out of the autumn into the winter period,
Russia will only be prepared to negotiate if Putin is convinced that victory over Ukraine is impossible,
If you want to end the war as quickly as possible, you have to give Ukraine what it needs."
The chairman of the Bundestag's Foreign Affairs Committee argued Now is the time to finally mobilise all forces to put Ukraine in the best possible starting position for potential negotiations,
And to have the chance to talk through what more needs to be done, because these are turning into crucial weeks and months,
A proposal along these lines would reward Putin’s aggression, allow him to rest, rearm, reinvade Ukraine – as he has done time and again. It would also embolden would-be aggressors everywhere around the world,
Putin, on the other hand, has no interest in such a peace – recently declaring that Russia would return to the negotiating table only when Ukraine withdraws its troops from Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, Zaporizhzhia; in other words, when Ukraine withdraws from its own territory,