Norbert Hofer (FPÖ) to host US-Russia summit in Vienna if elected President

[GMantis]

I wonder who are you going to throw under the bus? Would that be my folks? The Baltic Republics? Or maybe just the rest of Ukraine.

I find it extremely unlikely that he wants any of these. At this point, the best he could get (and probably wants) would be recognition of the annexation of Crimea and re-absorption of the two secessionist republics on his terms.

[GMantis]

Probably, but there are two troubling factors in play:

1. Putin makes mistakes like everyone else.
2. Putin may not be able to stop due due to internal factors.

Contrary to popular stereotypes, there is little popular support in Russia for serious wars or conquest of unwilling foreign countries. As for mistakes, reducing the current level of tension would make the effects of these mistakes less costly
 

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Yes, but the combination of EU and US influence, plus popular anti-Russian feelings in nearly all Eastern European countries, makes this very unlikely. Even Belarus is trying to balance between the EU and Russia.