Can Ukraine be like South Korea?
The future for Ukraine can be bright, they believe in Washington. The best way to achieve the above is to place this country under the "guardianship" of the US and its Western allies. Or at least that part of it that would not fall under the jurisdiction of Moscow.
No one asks the Ukrainians themselves about their post-war fate. That the calm on the Ukrainian front will not come so easily is evidenced by the fact that the future president of the United States, Donald Trump, has appointed the retired general and his long-time adviser Keith Kellogg as the person responsible for this issue.
Namely, as it seems, in America they have not moved far enough from the way of thinking so characteristic of the epoch of the monopolar world.
According to "American Conservative", Keith Kellogg does not know Russia at all, and his view of the situation there goes hand in hand with the maximalist demands of the leadership from Kiev.
The ceasefire on the current lines of separation and the negotiations that will follow will allow the preservation of the sovereignty of Ukraine, which will then become part of the West. Kyiv will preserve its internationally recognized claims to the entire country. A cessation of hostilities, except for security, would pave the way for the country to join NATO and the EU, and this would prevent Russia from renewing the conflict in the future," Kellogg said recently, not mentioning that it was Ukraine's membership in the said , the media reports.
As "American Conservative" writes aAmerican politico-military parameters remained the same and equally applicable to the entire planet. The idea of turning Ukraine into a kind of South Korea speaks of this. Or at least that part of it that is not in Russia's lap.
In short, it would be a specific island in the center of Europe, under the control of the United States, and whose prosperity would best reflect the differences between the rich West and the poor East.
Such a Ukraine, as the media writes, would not be a member of NATO, at least not in the true sense of that status, but it would have full military and security protection from the West. And, of course, it would be left entirely to the Western economic companies, which already largely share the natural resources of the second largest European country.
Overnight, Kiev will turn into an "economic tiger capital" that will attract the population of neighboring dictatorships like a magnet and thereby spread the spirit of entrepreneurship from the territory bordered by minefields and under the surveillance of alliance satellites. Just like the aforementioned South Korea.
A unique peace recipe that cannot be applied anywhere in the world?
Serbian "Politika" writes on this topic that there should be no doubt that this recipe would be applied elsewhere in the world if it were possible or profitable. However, this is a specific area that largely borders the sea, and is in a part of the world with a particularly strong US military presence since the end of World War II, which it has no intention of leaving.
Ukraine, however, is somewhat different. Its strategic position is much more specific and related exclusively to the European continent. And there are many questions - historical, national, religious - that have never been fully resolved.
Ukrainians know that no peace, not one seasoned with prosperity but imposed from outside, will benefit them. Especially not today when other European nations are also starting to look back in search of their true roots. They also know that freedom surrounded by minefields can turn into chaos at any moment.
The suspension of military operations and the achievement of some kind of peace for Volodymyr Zelenskiy's followers would not mean freedom in full, until they decide for themselves. Trust in the international community embodied in the organization of the United Nations has largely dried up, reports Politika.
The biggest threat to Ukraine certainly comes from the global centers of financial power. Regardless of which side of the world they come from. They are not interested in the past, nor the origins, nor the political or emotional leanings of ordinary Ukrainians, which indicates that difficult and unpredictable times lie ahead for Kiev.