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Even NATO secretary-general Jens Stoltenberg has realized that Ukraine can never win, and will have to cede territory to Russia.
Just a few days ago, Jens Stoltenberg’s own chief of staff Stian Jenssen admitted at a public meeting in Norway:
”I believe that a solution can be that Ukraine gives up territory, and receives NATO membership in return”, Jenssen said. (my translation)
«Jeg tror at en løsning kan være at Ukraina gir opp territorium, og får et Nato-medlemskap i retur», sa Jenssen. (original in Norwegian)
Mr. Jenssen on the same occasion immediately qualified his comments, saying that “it is up to Ukraine to decide when and at which conditions they wish to negotiate”. Mr. Jenssen even softened his statement more adding that
“I don’t say that it has to be this way. But it could be a possible solution”.
To no avail. Even hinting that Ukraine might have to give up territory is a religious crime in NATO. Very soon, Mr. Stian Jenssen was rectified and had to walk back:
NATO official Stian Jenssen walked back comments made on Tuesday — in which he suggested Ukraine cede land for NATO membership — calling them “part of a larger discussion about possible future scenarios in Ukraine, and I shouldn’t have said it that way.” See this.
This incident is revealing in two ways.
First, it demonstrates, that even the highest circles in NATO in the staff of the secretary-general, the recognition is firm that Ukraine cannot win, and will have to give in.
Second, we don’t believe that Ukraine can force people like the chief of staff of the leader of NATO to walk back a comment. The walk-back was forced by the White House. The US, just like the staff of the NATO leader, knows that Ukraine has lost. But the US – and nobody else – is forcing Ukraine to continue until the complete defeat of Ukraine, and thus the defeat of NATO.
This is good news for Russia.
Because Russia needs a victory which is so complete and full, that Russia (a) gains full control of Ukraine and that (b) nobody even in the West ever-after will be able to say that they didn’t do what they could, but that they were defeated completely by Russia even after setting in all their NATO powers. This is the only way for Russia to avoid an outcome like after WW I, in which Germany – here NATO – never accepted defeat and thirsted for revenge.
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Karsten Riise is a Master of Science (Econ) from Copenhagen Business School and has a university degree in Spanish Culture and Languages from Copenhagen University. He is the former Senior Vice President Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Mercedes-Benz in Denmark and Sweden.
He is a regular contributor to Global Research.
Featured image: President Joe Biden travels to Kyiv, Ukraine Monday, February 20, 2023. (Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz)
