A former U.S. ambassador to the region said a blockade could hamper Russian military logistics.
Courtney said a ceasefire or armistice requires no political settlement and would essentially mean a two-nation agreement to stop fighting. A political settlement would require Ukraine to cede the Crimean territory it has been so adamant about reclaiming.
"I don't think there's any possibility of a political settlement," he said."The Ukrainians would absolutely be opposed to that, and the West would certainly not pressure Ukraine legally to cede some of this territory." A ceasefire could come into effect if Ukraine hypothetically took other territories important to Russia and Crimea was the major land up for grabs, Courtney said, but he declined to predict what could occur considering the unpredictability of war and this conflict that has already surpassed 13 months.
Andriy Zagorodnyuk, who served as Ukraine's defense minister from 2019 to 2020 and is now an adviser to Zelensky's government, previously told"Of course, the Russians are trying to fortify but I don't think it will work, simply because it's not the early 20th century and physical fortifications cannot guarantee that a force will be able to keep a position," Zagorodnyuk said."They will be attacked in from the air with missile strikes, airstrikes, and so on.
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