On November 26, Andrew Michta, nonresident senior fellow with the GeoStrategy Initiative in the Scowcroft Center, was interviewed for an article in “Defense24”. He argues that as proposed, the deal could reward Russia and prove costly for Ukraine.

If the Russians managed to reach an agreement, they would be rewarded for aggression. From their point of view, they would have beaten NATO… In my view they would then be even more willing to take risks in pressing for concessions from Europe.

Andrew Michta

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