Attrition talks, or how to say "no" right way This is one of those cases where Ukraine can, in good conscience, use the ruscist "diplomatic" model of denial: "Yes, but…" 4 684 7 Previously in trend: Negotiations with the USA US demands for Ukraine in peace talks
LICENCE FOR BUCHA, ZELENSKYY’S TRUMP CARD AND TRUMP’S OFFICIAL FUNCTION If Ukraine commits, in any form, not to reclaim its occupied territories by military means, that would constitute capitulation. In other words, it would mean ending resistance to aggression. 13 066 18
Declaration "against" state sovereignty, or what is worst in Istanbul drafts The recently published drafts of the so-called "Istanbul agreements" are interesting primarily for their preamble with a reference to the Declaration of State Sovereignty of Ukraine. 21 603 55 Previously in trend: War
No third option, or Who will rewrite UN Charter? The initiative to hold a Global Summit on Zelenskyy’s "peace formula" envisages the participation of countries that have already voted to condemn Russian aggression at the UN General Assembly in March 2022. 9 939 24 War in Ukraine
On "white flag" of legal world order defeat The Pope finally discredited the very idea of peace talks by wrapping it in the "white flag" of capitulation of Ukraine. 16 050 26 Previously in trend: War
Maidan-3 for Minsk-3, or Where will lie the border between the United States and China? President Zelenskyy was portrayed in the publication in "Time" for Ukrainians as alone in his own environment, where the anonymous thesis of one of his loyalists prevails - "We will lose. But try to tell him about it." 18 499 40 Previously in trend: War
Dazzling fog of diplomacy And if the phrase "withdrawal of Russian troops" is replaced with "expulsion" in the text of Zelensky’s 10 points, will it still be a "peace formula" or an escalation? 11 292 28 Ukrainian Politics