Submission Statement: “Security guarantees, demands of annexation in Donbas, and sanctions on Russia. What do the recent summits with the US, Russia, and Ukraine mean for peace negotiations?” Kurt Volker discusses the key issues in ongoing negotiations, including Russia’s demands for territorial annexations in Donbas and Crimea, the importance of military support for Ukraine, and economic sanctions against Russia. Despite some diplomatic progress, Putin’s refusal to compromise poses significant challenges to achieving a ceasefire or peace agreement, with a potential resolution hinging on continued Western support and pressure on Russia.
Not much, IMO. I don’t think Putin will meet with Zelenskyy because the optics are just abysmal for Putin. I believe Trump, intentionally or not, effectively rallied support for Ukraine by exposing Putin in Alaska. Americans dislike Putin by 88% or something, there’s no way they watched that pre-written 10minute propaganda speech and liked it. And they will slowly motivate Trump against Putin, key word slowly.
I always laugh when I hear talk of ‘security guarantees’ for Ukraine in the context of this conflict. I usually remind people about the Budapest Memorandum, and how well the promised security guarantees worked out for Ukraine with that agreement. How could Zelenskyy even consider such hollow words after what happened last time?
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Submission Statement: “Security guarantees, demands of annexation in Donbas, and sanctions on Russia. What do the recent summits with the US, Russia, and Ukraine mean for peace negotiations?” Kurt Volker discusses the key issues in ongoing negotiations, including Russia’s demands for territorial annexations in Donbas and Crimea, the importance of military support for Ukraine, and economic sanctions against Russia. Despite some diplomatic progress, Putin’s refusal to compromise poses significant challenges to achieving a ceasefire or peace agreement, with a potential resolution hinging on continued Western support and pressure on Russia.
Not much, IMO. I don’t think Putin will meet with Zelenskyy because the optics are just abysmal for Putin. I believe Trump, intentionally or not, effectively rallied support for Ukraine by exposing Putin in Alaska. Americans dislike Putin by 88% or something, there’s no way they watched that pre-written 10minute propaganda speech and liked it. And they will slowly motivate Trump against Putin, key word slowly.
I always laugh when I hear talk of ‘security guarantees’ for Ukraine in the context of this conflict. I usually remind people about the Budapest Memorandum, and how well the promised security guarantees worked out for Ukraine with that agreement. How could Zelenskyy even consider such hollow words after what happened last time?
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