Trump’s Vow to End the War Could Leave Ukraine With Few Options
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/21/us/politics/trump-russia-ukraine-war.html
So U.S. and European officials are discussing deterrence as a possible security guarantee for Ukraine, such as stockpiling a conventional arsenal sufficient to strike a punishing blow if Russia violates a cease-fire.
Several officials even suggested that Mr. Biden could return nuclear weapons to Ukraine that were taken from it after the fall of the Soviet Union. That would be an instant and enormous deterrent. But such a step would be complicated and have serious implications.
Andriy Zagorodnyuk, a former Ukrainian defense minister, said in an interview that for a successful cease-fire, Ukraine and its allies must reverse the momentum on the front line to set conditions for talks.
Ukraine must also have sufficient firepower in reserve to deter any cease-fire violations, he said, for example with an arsenal of longer-range weaponry to inflict immediate damage if Russia resumes hostilities.
Return nukes to Ukraine? Weren't those weapons done away with under that deal WJC put into action in the 90s, which 0bama travelled to Ukraine for to "inspect"? Magical nukes just appear out of nowhere