In the Dialog, Aug. 18, Russian human rights activist Vladimir Osechkin commented the land swap suggested by Trump:
"What did Putin offer Trump? What can he offer Ukraine and Zelenskyy? Some kind of land swap. Is he ready to swap Kaliningrad for Crimea, for example? Of course not. This is not up for discussion. He has no intention of giving up Russian territory. They have seized about 20% of Ukraine's territory and are ready to exchange some of that territory for another part of Ukraine. Where is the legality in this from an international legal perspective? What does Ukraine gain from this?
What did Whitkoff say less than a day ago? That Putin's concession is that he won't seize all of Ukraine. If we translate this into everyday terms, it's like some thug comes along, breaks the leg of a normal, intelligent, well-mannered, law-abiding person, and then negotiators come along and say, "Listen, you negotiate with him on something. He, in turn, suggests you leave everything else intact." This, I think, is completely out of line.
Essentially, the world is following the lead of dictator Putin right now. That is, if you have nuclear weapons and the arrogance, you can move forward. It's hard to comment on all this live on air. "
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