Ukrainian Peace Summit Opens the Door to Moscow
Ukrainian Peace Summit Opens the Door to Moscow
The Facts
A text from Ukraine's forthcoming Global Peace Summit has for the first time opened the door to Russian involvement in talks, according to a draft document from the summit obtained by Bloomberg.
Draft written text from Ukraine's forthcoming Global Peace Summit has for the first time opened the door to Russian involvement in talks, according to a draft document from the summit obtained by Bloomberg.
The Spin
While the summit aims to lay the groundwork for the involvement of representatives of Russia down the line, such steps can only be taken on the basis of the Ukrainian Peace Formula. However, Moscow has failed to accept that framework.
It's clear to most countries that peace talks in the Russia-Ukraine war without Russian involvement seem like an exercise in the trivial. Such talks of peace can only progress when Russian and Ukrainian diplomats sit at the same negotiating table.
