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First, how can the next president persuade other nations to lift their defense spending from 2 percent to at least 3 percent of gross domestic product, persuade Americans to back a new defense buildup, and persuade Vladimir Putin to sue for peace by arming Ukraine?
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Letters To The Editor, Washington Post, 24 July 2024
Repercussions for Europe What happens to the broader European region if Ukraine is forced to sue for peace?
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 19 July 2024
In other places, the Cold War’s end radically changed the domestic calculus, compelling belligerents to sue for peace because the flow of weapons had been cut off or obliging autocratic rulers to open political space because the support of external powers had faded.
—Judd Devermont, Foreign Affairs, 27 June 2024
Though the Ukrainians may wish to forget it these days, their first attempt to sue for peace began as soon as the invasion started.
—Simon Shuster/bürgenstock, TIME, 25 June 2024
Five years after Apple and Disney officially kicked off hostilities versus Netflix in the race to win SVOD share, a major combatant could be getting ready to sue for peace.
—Josef Adalian, Vulture, 6 June 2024
He’s touted his special rapport with Russian President Vladimir Putin during a CNN town hall while urging Ukraine to sue for peace.
—Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 23 Aug. 2023
The longer this war grinds on, the more pressure there is going to be to sue for peace.
—ABC News, 6 Aug. 2023
And Germany would launch a massive attack in the West, swooping down through Belgium and northern France to encircle Paris—all within six weeks, at which point, the Germans assumed, France would surrender, and Russia would sue for peace.
—Margaret MacMillan, Foreign Affairs, 12 June 2023
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Letters To The Editor, Washington Post, 24 July 2024
Repercussions for Europe What happens to the broader European region if Ukraine is forced to sue for peace?
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 19 July 2024
In other places, the Cold War’s end radically changed the domestic calculus, compelling belligerents to sue for peace because the flow of weapons had been cut off or obliging autocratic rulers to open political space because the support of external powers had faded.
—Judd Devermont, Foreign Affairs, 27 June 2024
Though the Ukrainians may wish to forget it these days, their first attempt to sue for peace began as soon as the invasion started.
—Simon Shuster/bürgenstock, TIME, 25 June 2024
Five years after Apple and Disney officially kicked off hostilities versus Netflix in the race to win SVOD share, a major combatant could be getting ready to sue for peace.
—Josef Adalian, Vulture, 6 June 2024
He’s touted his special rapport with Russian President Vladimir Putin during a CNN town hall while urging Ukraine to sue for peace.
—Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 23 Aug. 2023
The longer this war grinds on, the more pressure there is going to be to sue for peace.
—ABC News, 6 Aug. 2023
And Germany would launch a massive attack in the West, swooping down through Belgium and northern France to encircle Paris—all within six weeks, at which point, the Germans assumed, France would surrender, and Russia would sue for peace.
—Margaret MacMillan, Foreign Affairs, 12 June 2023
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