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Ukraine's 10-point Peace Plan, introduced by the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy in 2022, remains a key goal. It lays out the foundations for a just and lasting peace and points that Ukrainians are striving toward both on the battlefield and in international forums. The Victory Plan has been constructed to strengthen Ukraine in that pursuit. It hasn't replaced this Peace Formula; rather, it serves as a roadmap to achieve it and make Ukraine's positions strong enough to end the war and restore justice. Decisive steps from the partners are needed now to make the Victory Plan happen – and bring us closer to the long-lasting and long-awaited peace.

A long read, but so insightful on 1944 D-Day lessons for why and how Europe, as part of NATO, should support Ukraine’s fight for freedom today. Quotes: -       Ukrainians, no matter how plucky and innovative, will not be able to liberate their country by their own means and efforts alone. -       A D-Day style organisation with senior military personnel overseeing the effort could be a game changer. It could keep Ukraine in the fight and eventually help it to prevail. -       One idea for the upcoming NATO Summit in Washington in July is to place all this planning, coordinating and supply chain activity under NATO, which has the big bureaucracy and procurement agencies to run such a show. -       D-Day was not about caution and half measures but the willingness to take great but calculated risks to achieve an absolutely essential aim: the defeat and destruction of the Nazi regime. Is stopping Russia from destroying Ukraine and threatening Western security and democracy worth a similar effort? -       Only the fact of military defeat can make them [tyrants like Hitler or Putin] reverse course, or make their accomplices finally turn against them. -       Reversing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine creates the opportunity now to complete the unification of Europe and extend the same freedoms, democracy and security right across the continent to its eastern fringes. A process that can finally achieve the enterprise that D-Day started.  -       [D-Day Allies in 1944] paid the price because they believed –from leaders to simple soldiers– that totalitarian and racist regimes enslaving whole populations and extolling the culture of war and violence had to be defeated if the heritage of centuries of Western civilisation building was not to be destroyed. It is that fundamental conviction and the effort that flowed from it which is the message that D-Day sends to us across the eight decades since the landings on Omaha, Sword and Juno beaches. 

❝D-Day was not about caution and half measures but the willingness to take great but calculated risks to achieve an absolutely essential aim.❞ Eight decades later, there is still much to learn from the D-Day landings: the Allied invasion of Europe bares important lessons for Ukraine's allies, while the end of the Nazi regime demonstrates the lengths dictators will go to protect their autocracies. As Putin wages his devastating war in Ukraine, these teachings are more prescient than ever.   ⤵ To read this Critical Thinking from Jamie Shea, Senior Fellow at Friends of Europe, follow the link below. #CriticalThinking #UkraineInitiative #DDay #DoNotNormaliseTheWar

❝Dictators who are desperate do desperate things.❞ The Allied invasion of Europe in 1944 was by no means perfect. However, 80 years on, the D-Day landings can teach us much about contemporary warfare and 21st century conflicts. Perhaps most pressingly, D-Day and its aftermath teach us about autocrats' willingness to sacrifice everything, rather than face failure. As Putin wages his destructive war in Ukraine, this article reflects on the successes and shortcomings of the D-Day operation and how Western allies can apply its learnings to their support for Ukraine. 🔽 To read this Critical Thinking from Jamie Shea, Senior Fellow at Friends of Europe, follow the link below. #CriticalThinking #UkraineInitiative #DDay #DoNotNormaliseTheWar

Russia won the war but can it win the peace? [Part 2 of 2] By late 2024, it is clear that Ukraine is losing the shooting war with Russia, and the Washington-Burssels Axis its Proxy-War against Moscow. But winning militarily does not mean that Russia can also successfully restore peace with Ukraine again. On the contrary, there are many historical examples, form the war against Napoleon to the way it won the Second World War, in which out of victory Russia will reap the next decade-long confrontation on the European continent. How can that be forestalled and how can Europe be brought back to a lasting peace after so much trust has been destroyed? With Glenn Diesen and Pascal Lottaz via Neutrality Studies: https://lnkd.in/dnA_cibF

As simple as that.

Here's an excerpt of my discussion on Empire Watch in which we focus on US policy in Ukraine. https://lnkd.in/gw8mqM6Q

The Russian war of aggression in Ukraine, the largest and most devastating conflict in Europe since World War II, continues to affect millions of lives, reshape geopolitics, and demand a robust response from the international community. In PILPG’s latest Quick Guide Video, Russia’s War in Ukraine and Accountability for Russian Atrocities, PILPG Legal Officer Kateryna Kyrychenko explores the background of Russia’s aggression, humanitarian, environmental and economic toll of the war for Ukraine and the whole world, and the multi-level accountability landscape addressing Russian atrocities. From national prosecutions and international cooperation to groundbreaking efforts like the establishment of a Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression, the pursuit of justice for Ukraine is both urgent and unprecedented. Watch the video to learn about the legal complexities of holding Russia accountable for its war in Ukraine: https://lnkd.in/eRE84mJ8 -Founder, Dr. Paul R. Williams 

All sorts of ideas are still being proposed about a peace plan for Ukraine in 2025. Here is my recent article on this subject, which explores the various elements of different peace plans, as well as the challenges and opportunities of each. https://lnkd.in/gA8KJBXu

What will be the outcome of the Ukrainian conflict? Join us as Lieutenant General Ben Hodges, former commander of US Army Europe, shares his perspective on the ongoing war in Ukraine and the critical missteps in US foreign policy. We contrast media portrayals with on-the-ground realities, focusing on Ukrainian counteroffensives towards Kursk and the sluggish Russian advances.   #Ukraine #Benhodges #Russia #PutinsWar