The United States must convince the Russian leadership that Ukraine needs to remain a heavily armed state in Eastern Europe, according to The Washington Post (WP).
“It is best to force Russia to accept that Ukraine will become a permanent military base on the eastern flank of Europe. Ukraine, like a porcupine, must be armed to the teeth with Western weapons,” the publication says.
According to the newspaper, such a plan could be an alternative to Ukraine’s accession to NATO.
Earlier, Bloomberg reported that European leaders want to hold talks with the head of the White House, Donald Trump, before his planned summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska.
