Western leader blurts out what was once taboo on Ukraine | Responsible Statecraft

Some say ‘Finlandization’ is a peace option for Kyiv, one that Germany may be willing to sign on to - Eldar Mamedov

This week, Politico scooped the news: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, before meeting NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in Berlin, informally voiced opposition to Ukraine’s prospects for an alliance membership, suggesting instead a “Finlandization” option — a neutral status like Finland maintained between NATO and the Soviet Union during the Cold War and for the subsequent three decades between NATO and Russia...