OPINION:
Two recent Washington Times op-eds on the Ukraine-Russia conflict could not have presented more contrasting views (“Trump’s peace efforts for Ukraine need security assurances to succeed” by Joseph R. DeTrani and “Getting the US and Ukraine back on track” by Clifford May, Web, March 4).
Mr. May points out the danger of an American president agreeing to provide security guarantees in the event Russia attacks again after a cease fire pause. He proposes instead that the U.S. proceed with what was on the table before the Zelenskyy-Trump-Vance outburst in the Oval Office last week: an agreement to sign a U.S.-Ukraine minerals deal. That would mean having American companies operating in Ukraine, inhibiting Russia from further attacks.
In his piece, Mr. DeTrani hearkens back to the time when he attempted to persuade North Korea to give up its nuclear ambitions. He suggests working with European allies to provide Ukraine with greater security. It is no coincidence that his op-ed concludes with the phrase “resuming negotiation’s with North Korea to eventually secure the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.”
Readers should prefer the ideas of someone looking forward rather than backward.
STANLEY ORMAN
Rockville, Maryland
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