John Mearsheimer explains why abandoning captured Ukrainian territory may be Putin’s masterstroke

John Mearsheimer is one of the leading Foreign Policy experts in the world. His analysis of what happened in Ukraine over the past ten months is of the utmost importance. As the two parties to the conflict (Russia and the United States) cannot contemplate the prospect of defeat, this immoral war is likely to last a long time. As of now, there seem to be only two options: some kind of neutral Ukraine or a dysfunctional rump State. Let’s hope that the gloomy evolution of the world economy, with the political forces it inevitably unleashes, will help rationality prevail over madness. “Men have forgotten God; that’s why all this has happened.” (Templeton Prize Acceptance Address by Mr. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, 1983)