➡️ The best deterrent for further conflict is that there is, at least, a de-facto membership of NATO for Ukraine. Which means that if there´s a breaking of the ceasefire or the peace deal, Ukraine becomes ultimately a member of NATO.

➡️ The most important thing we have to understand is that if the deal shows any kind of weakness or loss for Ukraine, we have all lost. It´s an issue of the triangle of statehood: independence, sovereignty to decide, territorial integrity.

➡️ The only thing that Vladimir Putin understands is power. You show any kind of a weakness and he will go after you. There´s a Russian saying: “If you use a knife or a bayonet, push in and it´s soft, go all the way. If It´s hard, pull back”. Let´s be hard!

Stage n.2 - Ceasefire
Stage n.3 - Peace Negotiation

➡️ This is not only about the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine. This is also about European security, its about the free world, its about the international rules-based-order. That´s why Europe should be involved.

➡️ We need a 3-Stages Plan:
Stage n.1 - Before the Negotiations: Put Ukraine in a position of strength through military, political and financial support; Broaden use of sanctions and frozen assets; Security arrangement in which Ukraine takes the lead, Europe supports, the US provides the backstop.

➡️ Europe needs to have a plan. One of the problems is that we have this sort of cacophonic diplomacy. If we want to have an initiative, there needs to be a European and Ukraninan Peace Plan with which we can then talk with President Trump, and later on with President Putin.

➡️ We need President Zelenskyy and President Trump to communicate again and to get a minerals deal. That will probably be a tipping point for a bigger deal towards a cease-fire and peace negotiations.