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“Peace must be lasting. Not like it was years ago, when Ukraine was forced to give up Crimea and part of our East—part of Donbas—and Putin simply used it as a springboard for a new attack. Or when Ukraine was given so called “security guarantees” in 1994, but they didn't work.” - Zelenskyy

A rare example of low time preference thinking in politics.

Trump is high time preference: he wants "peace" now. But it will inevitably result in a bigger war later. The only way to actually achieve a lasting peace is to actually win.

https://x.com/ZelenskyyUa/status/1957271398902039032

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Peace K 🪙 4mo ago

The Germans lost the first world war. They signed their defete. Yet that win led to the second world war.

Winning is not always a path to peace.

There is also a question what is the price of winning? Will sacrificing half of Ukraine be an acceptable price for victory even if it meant a stable peace.

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