> incentives for russia. the main incentive would be the offer to restore more normal diplomatic relations, coupled with the rejection of any calls for russias strategic defeat or regime change. washington should acknowledge that moscow will be a central pillar of any future world order and that constructive relations are critical to future global stability and security. this would not be a call for a reset, but rather a call to transform a dangerous adversarial relationship into one of competitive coexistence, in which the inevitable strategic and geopolitical disputes could be managed responsibly. if you play ball then we might not regime change you > at some point, washington will have to present a framework for the resolution of the war in ukraine to moscow. the elements should be vetted with ukraine and european allies in advance, with the aim of achieving the broadest agreement possible (but not necessarily complete consensus on all points). the first task would be getting moscows agreement to an enduring cease-fire, which would set the stage for the resolution of the full range of issues over time. agree to a ceasefire first, then we'll run it by the ukrainians and eu to see what they think as we engage in protracted talks > conditions of the settlement could include the following:  > cease-fire along the line of contact. this would also entail the cessation of all aerial attacks on each others territory. the separation of forces would be monitored by national technical means, much as arms control agreements were during the cold war. (russia will never accept a monitoring mission composed of military forces from third countries.) a trilateral u.s.-russia-ukraine commission could be established to deal with disputes. ceasefire while we rearm 4/ cont..
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