Ukraine President Zelensky has exactly one week left (as I write this) before he is no longer holding that role. Don’t ask me what will happen then. I don’t know. But I’m sure Russia has something planned.
I doubt if NATO has anything planned. They are not big on planning of any sort.
How about Zelensky’s Generals then? Well, they would have no boss any more after that date, so anything could happen. I wouldn’t be surprised if negotiations haven’t already been going on, but you can bet your boots something big is expected, and whatever it is it will be the final decision of Russia – and no-one else – when and how to end the situation. It will without doubt not be a quick affair since there is a lot of work to do before that can happen. And no-one else, especially western nations or NATO will have a seat at that table.
First, the entire Ukrainian military force will need to be imprisoned as POWs pending individual interrogation. Something similar will take place for Ukrainian Law Enforcement.
The nation’s parliament will be disbanded and all politicians also imprisoned for the same reasons. A temporary interim government set up by Russia until fresh elections can be held.
I suggest that Russia already knows which of the citizenry need to be held, awaiting trial for acts committed over many years.
That more or less covers the Russian stated goals of denazification and demilitarisation, at least as far as Ukraine is concerned. Whether the conflict needs to be extended beyond those borders depends entirely on Ukraine’s neighbours to the west. If they accept Russia’s program of resolutions to the affair, all well and good. If they don’t, and determine to continue the fight, then that means Russia’s main goals have not yet been completed and will need to be resolved on European Union and NATO territory. Such considerations are out of Russia’s hands and will necessitate continuation of the conflict until all opposition is subdued – which could go as far as the western European seaboard. Is Europe that stupid? Maybe they are, in which case the testing of Russia’s patience could take these matters to their ultimate limits. I don’t see any of that happening. European peoples are already fed up to the teeth with their pathetic governments.
And then, of course, inevitably, and conducted entirely by Russia (and/or their nominees among best friends) and outside of all current pseudo-international law jurisdictions (all of which are consorts of the west), there will be the trials and punishments for those guilty of war crimes, violations of international law and general criminal infractions. The terms on which this is all conducted will be generous I’m sure, outside of the two mentioned considerations.
As soon as possible, a program of rebuilding needs to be negotiated, with appropriate penalties for NATO countries who have contributed to the destruction, which would not have been so heavy if they had kept their noses out of the situation. Land will be reclaimed from foreign ownership – at great cost and investment losses to the west no doubt.
Those are just some of the major points that I can see before life in this region can return to normal, and I haven’t even considered the possible rearrangement of national boundaries, which will all be subject solely to Russian approval.
I think it will be several years before we see how close to the mark I am, and I have no inside information, but the major shooting and bombing will be ended long before the end of 2024 in my opinion.
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