Subject: Re: Deal framework for Ukraine/Russia
Plus...he wants a Nobel Peace Prize. He's said it (a few times, if I'm not mistaken). If he "ends" the war, he'll crow that the Nobel committee must award it to him (and lash out when they refuse). Issa even nominated him: https://issa.house.gov/media/p... (what a joke...the guy that failed to get HRC for Bengazi, as I recall)

In terms of negotiation, I would start with the biggest ask for Ukraine: give back all territories including Crimea. Russia will never agree to that, of course. But you don't start with the minimum you might accept. You ask for the most you could hope for, and haggle down from there. That's pretty basic.