NATO would 'wipe out Russia's army' in Ukraine - but at major cost

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

50% : Ukrainian medics transfer a wounded Ukrainian soldier to a stabilisation point in the direction of Siversk-Soledar, 11 May 2024Ukrainian soldiers unload grad shells in a garage in the direction of Marinka, as the war between Russia and Ukraine continues in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine on May 09, 2024A soldier of the 58th Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian army walks in a muddy road as Russian attacks on the city of Vuhledar continue in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine on December 01, 2023A Ukrainian artillery position fires in the direction of Bakhmut in DonetskA Germany army Leopard 2A6 tank takes part in a NATO military exercise at a training range in Pabrade, LithuaniaRetired US Army Colonel Alexander Crowther, who is also a senior fellow at the Centre for European Policy Analysis (CEPA), said earlier this year that it was 'time to send EU troops to Ukraine', provided it can be clearly communicated they would not participate in any offensive operations.
36% : Allies and advisers to Trump have advocated or outlined multiple plans to wind down the Ukraine war, all of which would result in Ukraine ceding large parts of the country to Russia for the foreseeable future.
34% : Trump and his supporters have roundly criticised the scale of US military and financial support for Kyiv, and he previously labelled Zelensky 'the greatest salesman on Earth'A Ukrainian soldier of an artillery unit fires towards Russian positions outside Bakhmut120 mm mortar crew fires shells at Russian positions as the war between Russia and Ukraine continues in Chasiv Yar, Ukraine on April 27, 2024British Army Challenger 2 tanks are seen at the training ground in Nowa Deba on September 21, 2022, in Nowa Deba, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, PolandSwedish soldier sits on a military boat with a machine gun during the Baltic Operations NATO military drills (Baltops 22) on June 11, 2022On the face of it, Sir Tony seems to be correct.
34% : Trump's special envoy to Russia and Ukraine, former US Army Lt. Gen Keith Kellogg, sent a proposal to Trump this year that would see battle lines frozen and NATO membership taken off the table in the near term for Ukraine with a demilitarised zone implemented and patrolled by Western troops.
32% : A major factor in this emerging possibility is the looming presidency of Donald Trump, who is expected to push for a deal to freeze the conflict in place, potentially leaving parts of Ukraine under Russian control and deploying Western peacekeepers to patrol the contact line.
32% : With Trump's return to the White House imminent, many fear that enduring US support for its European allies is not guaranteed.Ben Hodges, the former Commanding General of US Army Europe, told MailOnline earlier this year that European nations could be left 'sitting ducks' by Trump should he make good on his threats of reducing support for his allies on the continent not deemed to be 'pulling their weight'.

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