How failed Minsk agreements haunt Russia-Ukraine ceasefire push

How failed Minsk agreements haunt Russia-Ukraine ceasefire push

Ukraine in the past has described the Minsk agreements as a "trap" for the country, which had allowed Moscow to prepare for the 2022 full-scale invasion.

The US is trying to impose a resource deal and a ceasefire with Russia, but Kiev has historical reasons to be wary of promises from great powers

Russia has shot five Ukrainian regions within a few hours of an announced "Oster-Waffenruhe", which is a repeat of the well-known pattern of broken ceasefire agreements, which is now also hovering over the next round of negotiations this week.

Despite years of efforts to broker a ceasefire in Ukraine, successive failures create ominous predictions