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Jakub Janda

Jakub Janda is the director of the Prague-based think tank European Values Center for Security Policy.

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Opinion: How EU nations can prevent the worst-case outcome for Ukraine

by Jakub Janda
Russian President Vladimir Putin clearly hopes to exploit any effort by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump to enforce a de facto capitulation of Ukraine. How might this plan unfold, and what should EU countries do now? This is how an ideal scenario might look for Russia: Step 1: Trump wants a deal, so Putin might agree if a ceasefire recognizes Russia’s “legitimate interests”: around one-fifth of Ukraine’s territory would fall under Russian control, including Crimea, and Western economic sancti