Ex-NATO Supreme Allied Commander Gen. Philip Breedlove (Ret.) criticized the idea that Ukraine might concede territory to Russia under a U.S.-backed peace plan, arguing Putin views Ukraine as a Russian province and has no incentive to reverse course. Ex-NATO Supreme Allied Commander Gen. Philip Breedlove (Ret.) criticized the idea that Ukraine might concede territory to Russia under a U.S.-backed peace plan, arguing Putin views Ukraine as a Russian province and has no incentive to reverse course.