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Three Possible Ceasefire Lines of Russia-Ukraine War:

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Three Possible Ceasefire Lines  of Russia-Ukraine War :  Reality Basis, Opportunity , and Prospects  (Original at May 23,2022)   Abstract:   The overwhelming power to set up where and when the ceasefire line comes out is the United States only , even though Russia, West Europe, and China also are important background factors. T here  are theoretically 3 ceasefire lines in the Russia-Ukrain e W ar. Line 1 is a geographical demarcation drawn by the Dnieper River   plus the Black Sea Coastline . Line 2 is bounded by the complete administrative boundary of the Luhansk and Donetsk regions. Line 3 is any arc in the wide area between lines 1 and 2. I f the United States only pursues a limited outcome in this Russia-Ukraine War   and  does not directly involve  other countries , the United States will ha ve  enough initiative to draw a stable ceasefire line anywhere in L1, L2, and even L3. For Russia, corresponding to the uncertainty brought by the L3 line, a ceasefire on the L1 and L2 lines w