AUTHOR: TYLER DURDEN
Written by Kyle Anzalone via AntiWar.com,
In April 2022, Ukraine and Russia were 1 step distant from signing an agreement ending the war just a fewer weeks after it started. "New York Times"published documentsFrom which it appears president Vladimir Putin was willing to make concessions to bring about the signing of the agreement.
The papers show that Putin initially sought Kiev to recognise the annexation of Crimea by Moscow in 2014. However, the draft agreement of 15 April 2022 suggests that both sides were prepared to put aside this issue in order to end the conflict. "Article 2(1) and Articles 4, 5 and 11 of this Treaty do not apply to Crimea and Sevastopol" – reads in the document.
In December, Ukrainian negotiator Alexander Chaly explained that the agreement was reached in the spring of 2022, stating that both parties "we managed to find a very real compromise. We were very close to mid-April, late April, to end our war with any peaceful solution.
ByNOTKiev was besides inclined to accept neutrality towards NATO. Ukrainian negotiating squad proposed a peace agreement that says the country"doesn't join any military alliances"and"does not deploy abroad military bases and quotas".
The draft agreement would let Kiev to sign bilateral agreements with NATO countries and besides to become a associate of the European Union, but would require Ukraine's partners to abolish the sanctions imposed on Russia in the field of security.
The Kremlin besides sought to defend the rights of millions of Russian-speaking Ukrainians, forcing Kiev toabolishing restrictions on Russianand prohibiting you from erecting monuments glorifying neo-Nazis and Nazi collaborators from planet War II.
During the talks, the president of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenski was forced by his Western supporters to resign from diplomacy and effort to forcely expel Russian troops from his country. At the time British Prime Minister Boris Johnson heldInfamous JourneyTo Kiev to put force on Zelenski to abandon all peace negotiations, whileWashington has repeatedly promised to supply unlimited military assistance.
ReportNOTadded details of US force on Ukraine to abandon talks. According to a high-ranking American authoritative acquainted with the negotiations, Washington "quietly said:You realize that this is simply a unilateral disarmament, right?"
In addition,NOTHe noted that Polish leaders believe that the French and German governments could support the peace agreement and force Ukraine to accept it. During the gathering in late March 2022, Polish president Andrzej Duda pressed another NATO leaders not to let Ukraine to sign the Russian proposal.
People's wisdom that Boris Johnson entered Kiev and alone thwarted negotiations was always besides simple. Of course, this must have been 1 of the reasons why the negotiations failed: Ukraine received a fervent support from the U.S. and NATO for the constant war *had *had*...https://t.co/KcQB4GU7Md
— Michael Tracey (@mtracey)17 June 2024Some U.S. officials warned Ukraine not to trust Russia and warned that talks were only military play. However, 2 out of 3 Ukrainian negotiators who spoke toNOT,thought the Russian proposal was realand 1 explained that Putin "reduced his demands" during the talks.
Ultimately, the decision-makers in Kiev listened to their supporters in Warsaw, London and Washington and decided to break up negotiations. More than 2 years later, conflict drags and Russian forces constantly approach the main Ukrainian cities Despite renewed Western military assistance.
On Friday the Russian president filed Ukraine public peace offering, akin to the 1 he almost agreed to in 2022. However, as Kiev has never agreed to join NATO, and the West has abolished sanctions against Russia, the Kremlin now demands that Ukraine recognise Moscow's sovereignty over Crimea and 4 another Ukrainian circuits that were annexed by Russia during the 2 and a half years of war.
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source:https://www.zerohedge.com/
