Russia has military superiority over ukraine, but the latter could offer protracted resistance in the event of an invasion. Would such a prospect be sufficient? And would it be sensible for the west and russia to do a deal and accept russia's annexation of donbas and crimea in return for strong guarantees of the independence of the remainder of ukraine? I don't know. Such a deal is possible, but so does ukranian resistance offer enough of a deterrent for putting?, asks John Tarrant.

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