Ukraine, Russia Show Little Interest for Peace

Ukraine, Russia Show Little Interest for Peace

The memos presented by each government Monday include positions completely mutually incompatible

Fresh Ukraine, Russia demands show no interest for actual peace

The memos presented by Ukraine and Russia at their direct talks in Istanbul on Monday make it absolutely clear that, absent a strong U.S. intervention based on a detailed U.S. peace plan, there will be no peace settlement in Ukraine.It is not just that several of the positions on both sides are completely mutually incompatible; they suggest that at present neither side is in fact interested in an early peace. The Ukrainian memo, presented before…

Ukraine, Russia Both Uninterested In Peace At Recent Summit

Ukraine and Russia agreed to meet for direct talks in Istanbul, but their demand memos for peace make clear that neither is serious about that goal.