“The people of Ukraine have won the admiration of the world with their courage. Now it is time for realism and restraint. The continuing carnage—on a path to half a million dead and severely wounded—cannot be allowed to continue. Nor can obvious nuclear or other escalation risks simply be wished away. For the sake of Ukraine and also global peace and stability, painful compromises with Russia must be made—the sooner the better.”
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