Opinion: Were the Istanbul peace talks a missed opportunity for Ukraine?
Moscow’s dismal track record with security agreements suggests that the 2022 Russian-Ukrainian peace talks in Istanbul were unlikely to succeed, writes Andreas Umland in this guest op-ed.
“Russia’s history of using peace talks as a strategic tool in its hybrid warfare against post-Soviet states suggests that any agreement would have been heavily skewed in Moscow’s favor and likely ignored soon after signing. The pattern is clear: Russia invades, forces through a slanted agreement at gunpoint, and then selectively implements – or outright ignores – its provisions.”
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Opinion: Were the Istanbul peace talks a missed opportunity for Ukraine?
Recent reflections on the Russo-Ukrainian peace talks in Istanbul at the start of the full-scale invasion in 2022 offer new insights and perspectives. However, they often overlook a crucial factor: Moscow’s dismal history of honoring political and security…
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