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dark-star
Last time I checked, Biden didn't have any authority over the territory of Ukraine, since it's not inside the US?
throwaway4good
He has the authority to stop the military and financial support to the Ukranian government which would stop their defence efforts very fast.
ecpottinger
Nope, EU does not want Russia to expand. They will ship enough to Ukraine just by themselves.
gsatic
He is paying the bills so he does have a big say in when it ends.

Wars always run only as long as someone pays the bills. He can pull the rug anytime just as he did in Afghanistan, but the fact that he hasn't, indicates they still see Ukraine in the fight.

mamonster
Looking more and more like the war isn't going to be over until the end of this year. Ukraine needs to wait until they get the tanks/promised equipment, for which AFAIK the delivery dates are in the 2nd half of the year, and Russia seems to be quite happy doing whatever it is they are doing right now.

Biggest question is whether there will be any further sanctions escalation, doesn't look like anything new will happen beyond the diesel price ceiling.

steponlego
So we're basically just abandoning the concept that the Ukraine is a soverign nation. It's back to THE Ukraine, the word simply means borderland.
The_Colonel
Title presents this offer as a fact, even though this is nothing more than a rumor reported by a single Swiss newspaper and denied by everybody.