Free Ukraine

Abstract

The essay briefly sketches the terms of a negotiated cease-fire in which Ukraine is forced to give up territory but wins certain security guarantees and can begin the process of rebuilding. It then proposes political and economic reforms in Ukraine. It acknowledges the need to secure worker rights, to engage returning soldiers, and to rebuild civil societies. The essay looks at the possibilities of conflict resolution, particularly in what can be called the Occupied Territories, the Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts. Specific nonviolent strategies that have worked in the past century to end occupations and topple dictatorships make up the balance of the essay