Opinions: Path to Peace in Ukraine

We've been collecting opinions on the war in Ukraine and possible peace negotiations since the latest invasion started on Feb 24, 2022.

There is a wide range of beliefs as to whose fault this is and what should be done about it. Smartsettle's proposal is here. The references below are listed in chronological order.

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• Trump's envoy predicts Ukraine war could end by 2025 (Paweł Buczkowski, 19 Dec 2024)

• Vladimir Putin sets out Ukraine ceasefire conditions (Seddon, Miller & Ivanova, 14 Jun 2024)

• Russia is sure to lose in Ukraine, reckons a Chinese expert on Russia (Feng Yujun, 11 Apr 2024)

• Türkiye ready to host peace talks to resolve Ukraine-Russia crisis: Erdogan (Xinhua, 5 Jan 2024)

• Putin quietly signals he is open to a ceasefire in Ukraine (Troianovski, Entous & Barnes, 15 Dec 2023)

• A Trip to Ukraine Clarified the Stakes. And They’re Huge (Thomas L. Friedman, 15 Sep 2023)

• Timothy Snyder: If you want peace, Crimea has to be a part of Ukraine (Liliane Bivings, 14 Sep 2023)

• Re-federalisation: avoiding the risk of Russia’s collapse (Dmytro Zolotukhin Valerii Pekar, 13 Sep 2023)

• Negotiations between Russia and Ukraine would be a moral defeat (Andreas Umland, 7 Sep 2023)

• Negotiating an End to the War in Ukraine: Ideas and Options to Prepare for and Design a Negotiation Process (Paffenholz et al, Jul, 2023)

• Saudi seeks to woo developing nations for Ukraine peace talks (Henry Foy et al, 29 Jul 2023)

• Let’s Stand with Peace, and Shame on Peace Deniers (Yurii Sheliazhenko, 10 Jun 2023)

• How JFK Would Pursue Peace in Ukraine (Jeffrey D. Sachs, 6 Jun 2023)

• China Ukraine envoy urges governments to ‘stop sending weapons to the battlefield,’ negotiate peace (Joe McDonald, 2 Jun 2023)

• Goodbye to the American Century, welcome to the ‘G-3’ (Michael T. Klare, 22 May 2023)

• Peace Table for Ukraine and Russia (webinar) (Canadian Pugwash Group, 27 April 2023)

The panelists in the discussion acknowledged that the US, Ukraine, and Russia are currently not interested in a ceasefire because they each believe that they can achieve military victory. However, there is hope for negotiations on specific issues like grain exports and prisoner exchanges. China and Brazil were seen as potential mediators, but the US has not presented a peace plan and rejected China's proposal. It was suggested that individuals or organizations, rather than the UN or countries, could potentially broker a ceasefire after summer offensives. Arbitration was deemed ineffective due to the lack of clarity on what to arbitrate. It was emphasized that Ukraine would need a guarantor after a settlement. This discussion took place before the announcement of the US providing F16s to Ukraine, potentially escalating the conflict with Russia and increasing the risk of nuclear retaliation.

• Intelligence leaks show the US and NATO are throwing away victory in Ukraine (Sephen Blank, 26 Apr 2023)

• Brazil president to propose Ukraine ‘peace club’ on China visit (Bryan Harris, 23 Mar 2023)

• The Case for a Security Guarantee for Ukraine How to Protect the Country—Without NATO (Lise Morjé Howard and Michael O’Hanlon, 20 Mar 2023)

• Why peace negotiations haven’t gained any traction in the Ukraine war – and how the stalemate could be broken (Komesaroff et al, 20 Mar 2023)

• Blessed Are the Peacemakers Who Define Their Terms (Lada Roslycky, 11 Mar 2023)

• Ukraine as Russian Imperial Action: Challenges and Policy Options (Michael Hikari Cecire, 9 March 2023)

• Peace in Ukraine: Humanity Is at Stake (Yurii Sheliazhenko, 1 Mar 2023)

• Russia shoots down China's peace plan for the Ukraine war as Beijing becomes more entangled in the conflict a year into the fighting (John Haltiwanger, 27 Feb 2023)

• Jeffrey Sachs’s Great-Power Politics: The economist discusses what the U.S. gets wrong about Putin and the war in Ukraine (Isaac Chotiner, 27 Feb 2023)

• Ukraine War: Zelenskyy open to meeting Xi Jinping after China proposes peace plan (Euro News, 25 Feb 2023)

• Achieving Peace in Ukraine (Robert Dodge, 24 Feb 2023)

• Time To End the War in Ukraine. Mediation Is the Best Answer (Steven Myers, 24 Feb 2023)

• A year of war in Ukraine (John Hewko, 24 Feb 2023)

• NATO’s Biggest European Members Float Defense Pact With Ukraine (Pancevski & Norman, 24 Feb 2023)

• A negotiated settlement is the only path to peace in Ukraine (Cesar Jaramillo, 24 Feb 2023)

• The West must do everything it can to ensure a victory for Ukraine (Bill Browder, 24 Feb 2023)

• As a mother in Kyiv, ending Ukraine’s war means securing a future for the next generation (Natalie Slyusar, 24 Feb 2023)

• Zelenskyy gives qualified support for China proposals (Wu & Moulson, 24 Feb 2023)

• China’s Position on the Political Settlement of the Ukraine Crisis (Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 24 Feb 2023)

• How Will the War in Ukraine End? (Boris Kagarlitsky, 23 Feb 2023)

• UN General Assembly calls for immediate end to war in Ukraine (UN News, 23 Feb 2023)

• Arms Control or Ukraine? (Scott Ritter, 22 Feb 2023)

• Russia suspends only remaining major nuclear treaty with US (Vladimir Isachenkov, 21 Feb 2023)

• How the War in Ukraine Ends (David Remnick, 17 Feb 2023)

• Negotiating Peace in Ukraine isn't Surrender. It's Christian. (Adam Russell Taylor, 16 Feb 2023)

• Anxious we stand? (Hoffmann & de Vries, 16 Feb 2023)

• UN draft resolution calls for ceasefire in Ukraine and peace (Edith M. Lederer, 15 Feb 2023)

• It makes no sense to blame the west for the Ukraine war (Gideon Rachman, 13 Feb 2023)

• Remembering Vladimir Putin’s speech of 10 February 2007 at the Munich Security Conference (Alfred de Zayas, 13 Feb 2023)

• UN draft resolution calls for peace ensuring Ukraine’s ‘sovereignty, independence, unity, territorial integrity (The Kyiv Independent news desk, 11 Feb 2023)

• UN draft resolution: Any peace must keep Ukraine intact (Edith Lederer, 10 Feb 2023)

• Starlink Cuts Off Ukrainian Drones (Detsch and Gramer, 9 Feb 2023)

• There is no alternative: US-Russian nuclear arms control must restart. Now. (Connor Murray, 6 Feb 2023)

• The Ukraine War in the Light of the UN Charter (Alfred de Zayas, 6 Feb 2023)

• Some words on Peace in Ukraine negotiations-1 (Rostyslav Lukach, 5 Feb 2023)

• What does 'Peace Formula' initiated by Zelenskyy mean? Ten items - ten commitments (United 24, 4 Feb 2023)

• Dozens of soldiers are freed in a Russia-Ukraine prisoner swap (NPR Associated Press, 4 Feb 2023)

• The Ukraine Crackup in the G.O.P. Republicans aren’t united with one another, never mind with Joe Biden (Susan B. Glasser, 2 Feb 2023)

• White House Denies Joe Biden Offered to Give Ukrainian Territory to Putin (Isabel Van Brugen, 2 Feb 2023)

• Tanks for Ukraine: Dangerous Milestone (Jim Garrison, 29 Jan 2023)

• A Plea for Empathy for Ukraine and Russia (Jim Garrison, 27 Jan 2023)

• Avoiding a Long War: U.S. Policy and the Trajectory of the Russia-Ukraine Conflict (Charap & Priebe, 25 Jan 2023)

• Blinken ponders the post-Ukraine-war order (David Ignatius, 24 Jan 2023)

• What Steps Can the US Take to Foster Peace Talks in Ukraine? (Benjamin & Davies, 25 Jan 2023)

• Why neutral countries should mediate between Russia and Ukraine (Jeffrey Sachs. 18 Jan 2023)

• Russia Says It Is Interested in Future Talks With Ukraine's Human Rights Commissioners (Reuters, 12 Jan 2023)

• Moscow ends self-proclaimed ceasefire, vows victory in Ukraine (Thomson Reuters, 8 Jan 2023)

• Putin’s quagmire: There’ll be no peace while the Kremlin despot remains in power (Mark Higgie, 7 Jan 2023)

• Putin orders 36-hour ceasefire in Ukraine, noon Jan. 6 to midnight Jan. 7 (Andrew Meldrum, 5 Jan 2023)

• Russian Orthodox Church head calls for 36-hour Ukraine truce; Kyiv rebuffs ‘cynical trap’ (Andrew Meldrum, 5 Jan 2023)

• Erdogan Asks Putin to Declare ‘Unilateral’ Ukraine Ceasefire (The Defense Post, 5 Jan 2023)

• Ending the war while ensuring Russia does not gain territory via nuclear coercion (Robert J. Goldston, 4 January 2023)

• Can NATO and the Pentagon Find a Diplomatic Off-Ramp From the Ukraine War? (Benjamin & Davies, 4 Jan 2023)

• Five factors that will shape the Russia-Ukraine war in 2023 (Mick Ryan, 2 Jan 2023)

• The Pathway to Peace in Ukraine (Jim Garrison, 1 Jan 2023)

• No Sign of Peace in Ukraine as New Year Approaches (Dave DeCamp, 29 Dec 2022)

• The seeds have been sown to end the war in Ukraine (Avraham Shama, 29 Dec 2022)

• Ukraine’s Zelenskyy seeks India’s help with ‘peace formula’ (Aljazeeria 26 Dec 2022)

• Ukraine's foreign minister aims for peace summit at UN in February — but Russia's invitation conditional (Associated Press, 26 Dec 2022)

• Putin says Russia ready to negotiate over Ukraine, Kyiv says Moscow doesn't want talks (Guy Faulconbridge, 25 Dec 2022)

• Ukraine update: Revisiting my pre-war look at the looming Russian invasion. Let's see how it held up (Daily Kos Daily, 24 Dec 2022)

• Europeans want peace, not sanctions (SZÁZADVÉG, 20 Dec 2022)

• A Blueprint For Peace In Ukraine (Alfred de Zayas, 20 Dec 2022 )

• The Story of the Christmas Truce of 1914—and Its Eternal Message (Jon Miltimore, 20 Dec 2022)

• Ukraine at war: a dark winter - Russia’s missile attacks continue (Beddoes et al, 19 Dec 2022)

• Looking back at a ‘Golden Age’ of US-Russia diplomacy (James Carden, 16 Dec 2022)

• Henry Kissinger Wrote a Peace Plan for Ukraine - it’s Ludicrous (Fred Kaplan, 16 Dec 2022)

• How to avoid another world war (Henry Kissinger, 16 Dec 2022)

• Kissinger says it’s time to resolve conflict in Ukraine through talks (TASS, 16 Dec 2022)

• Russia’s invasion of Ukraine: Diplomatic solutions considered to bring conflict to an end (Sara Chessa, 15 Dec 2022)

• Are We in the West Weaker Than Ukrainians? (Ncholas Kristof, 14 Dec 2022)

• ‘Now or Never’: The Immediate Origins of Putin’s Preventative War on Ukraine (Geoffrey Roberts, 12 Dec 2022)

• Ukraine and the shadow of Korea (The war that started with a Russian invasion might be ended by an armistice rather than a formal peace treaty) (Gideon Rachman, 12 Dec 2022)

• Putin says loss of trust in West will make future Ukraine talks harder (Kevin Liffey, 9 Dec 2022)

• US, Russia Agree to Swap Britney Griner for Viktor Bout The White House denies that Saudi Arabia mediated the deal (Dave DeCamp, 8 Dec 2022)

• Beware of Long Wars Ukrainian Attacks on Russia Are Dangerously Escalatory (Bill Astore, 7 Dec 2022)

• A Mediator's Guide to Peace in Ukraine (Jeffrey Sachs, 5 Dec 2022)

• The United Nations Promise of Peace – Also In Ukraine (Alfred De Zayas, 5 Dec 2022)

• Growing Number of Americans Want Washington to Press for Peace in Ukraine (Kyle Anzalone, 5 Dec 2022)

• Eight Reasons Why Now Is a Good Time for a Ukraine Ceasefire and Peace Talks (Benjamin & Davies, 1 Dec 2022)

• Make peace, not war: The Kremlin’s internal polling shows that more than half of Russians now favor negotiations with Ukraine, while only a quarter want to continue the invasion (Andrey Pertsev, 30 Nov 2022)

• Kazakh president calls for "collective" search for peace in Ukraine (Reuters, 23 Nov 2022)

• Negotiated peace with Russia that accepts loss of Crimea is not an option, says Zelensky aide (Mark Mackinnon, 22 Nov 2022)

• US and Russia to meet in Egypt to discuss key nuclear arms control agreement later this month (Hansler et al, 18 Nov, 2022)

• Ukrainian president Zelenskyy calls on Canada to help with long-term peace (Lee Berthiaume, 18 Nov 2022)

• Signs of Diplomacy in Ukraine? Finding a Faint Pulse (Ted Snider, 18 Nov 2022)

• Russia-Ukraine grain deal extended in win for food prices (Fraser & Bonnell, 17 Nov 2022)

• To Negotiate or Not – That is the Question (Marty Latz, 16 Nov 2022)

• Turkey is friendly with both Russia and Ukraine. Now it wants them to talk peace. (Fatma Tanis, 16 Nov 2022)

• The 10-point peace plan for Ukraine proposed by Zelensky (The Straits Times, 16 Nov 2022)

• Ukraine has always been a leader in peacemaking efforts; if Russia wants to end this war, let it prove it with actions - speech by the President of Ukraine at the G20 Summit (Ukraine, 15 Nov 2022)

• Ukraine armistice coming into view (Uwe Parpart, 15 Nov 2022)

• Zelenskyy lays out 10-point peace plan for Ukraine at G20, including withdrawal of Russian troops and 'all for all' prisoner swap (Sophia Ankel, 15 Nov 2022)

• Ukraine war: US and Russian spy chiefs meet face-to-face in Turkey (Corera & Slow, 14 Nov 2022)

• No Quiet on the Eastern Front (Anthony J. Constantini, 11Nov 2022)

• All wars end, says Roche, so negotiate a Ukraine peace now, rather than later (Steven Staples, 11 Nov 2022) (Don't miss the video interview with Douglas Roche (also here))

• Top U.S. General Urges Diplomacy in Ukraine While Biden Advisers Resist (Peter Baker, 10 Nov 2022)

• What Russia’s Kherson Retreat Means for the War Moscow’s withdrawal marks a humiliating battlefield setback that could worsen already-dismal morale (Christina Lu, 10 Nov 2022)

• Look Who’s Talking – Slivers of Hope in Ukraine (Ted Snider, 9 Nov 2022)

• Report: Some US and Western Officials Think Winter Will Provide Chance for Diplomacy in Ukraine (Dave DeCamp, 9 Nov 2022)

• Some U.S. and Western officials think neither side can win and see winter as a shot at diplomacy in Ukraine-Russia war (Kube et al, 9 Nov 2022)

• US and Russia agree to hold talks on nuclear treaty for first time since Ukraine war began (Atwood and Conte, 8 Nov 2022)

• Kremlin says Russia is open to negotiations — but not at this moment (Anna Chernova, 7 Nov 2022)

• Zelenskyy open to talks with Russia — on Ukraine’s terms (Meldrum and Karmanau, 7 Nov 2022)

• Senior White House Official Involved in Undisclosed Talks with Top Putin Aides (Salama and Gordon, 6 Nov 2022)

• U.S. privately asks Ukraine to show it’s open to negotiate with Russia (Ryan et al, 5 Nov 2022)

• A Biden-Putin meeting in Bali cannot be ruled out (Bhadrakumar, 4 Nov 2022)

• Why Now Is the Time for Russia and Ukraine to Talk (Gfoeller and Rundell, 3 Nov 2022)

• Russia and Ukraine free 214 in prisoner exchange (Reuters, 3 Nov 2022)

• Ukraine risks being locked into endless war in bid for perfect peace (Gerard Toal, 3 Nov 2022)

• Forget the myths: Here’s how the Cuban Missile Crisis was actually resolved (Andrew Latham, 31 Oct 2022)

• The Ukraine War Will End With Negotiations (Emma Ashford, 31 Oct 2022)

• What causes armies to lose the will to fight? Here’s what history tells us – and what Putin may soon find out (John Blake, 30 Oct 2022)

• Talks on Ukraine should be held first of all with Washington — Kremlin spokesman (TASS, 30 Oct 2022)

• The West must stop blocking negotiations between Ukraine and Russia (Vijay Prashad, 28 Oct 2023)

• Time to Talk to Russia (Ted Snider, 28 Oct 2022)

• EDITORIAL: Biden must move Ukraine and Russia to the bargaining table (Las Vegas Review, 28 Oct 2022)

• The cult of Putin in Serbia reflects a nation that has still not dealt with its past (Tomislav Marković, 28 Oct 2022)

• The Growing Chorus for Peace in Ukraine (Benjamin and Davies, 27 Oct 2022)

• It is America’s Obligation To Negotiate an End to the War (Ted Snider, 27 Oct 2022)

• Russia is ‘willing’ to speak with Pope Francis about the war in Ukraine (Catholic News Agency, 26 Oct 2022)

• The Wound We Refuse To Heal (Mark A. Bykov, 24 Oct 2022)

• Liberals urge Biden to rethink Ukraine strategy (Yasmeen Abutaleb, 24 Oct 2022)

• Greece’s Tsipras blasts PM’s Ukraine policy, favours diplomacy (Spiros Sideris, 23 Oct 2022)

• Can Diplomacy End the Ukraine War? (Shloma Ben-Ami, 21 Oct 2022)

• Zelenskiy accuses Russia of plotting to blow up Ukrainian dam (Sabbagh & Mazhulin, 21 Oct 2022)

• NOWHERE TO HIDE: How a nuclear war would kill you -- and almost everyone else (François Diaz-Maurin, 20 Oct 2022)

• The case for a ‘good enough' peace in Ukraine (Gerard Toal, 18 Oct 2022)

• Discussions to continue on Ukraine deal after UN officials' meetings in Moscow (Reuters, 18 Oct 2022)

• Why the US must press for a ceasefire in Ukraine (Jack F. Matlock Jr., 17 Oct 2022)

• Ukraine war: Moscow and Kyiv swap women prisoners for sailors (Patrick Jackson, 17 Oct 2022)

• Who Stopped the War in Ukraine? (Ted Snider, 17 Oct 2022)

• Kremlin Says Its Goals in Ukraine Can Be Achieved Through Talks (Reuters, 13 Oct 2022)

• Can Elon Musk Stop World War III? (Dan McKnight, 12 Oct 2022)

• Ukrainian Attitudes of War and Peace: Complex Dilemmas of Wartime (Korostelina and Toal, 12 Oct 2022)

• The most important lesson of the Cuban Missile Crisis (Stephen Kinzer, 12 Oct 2022)

• Former Joint Chief’s Chair Tells Biden: ‘Negotiate Ukraine War’s End Now’ (Walt Zlotow, 12 Oct 2022)

• Former Joint Chiefs chair calls for talks to end Ukraine war (Ben Ambruster, 10 Oct 2022)

• Nuclear diplomacy with Russia could avert the threat of Armageddon (Rose Gottemoeller, 7 Oct 2022)

• Russia-Ukraine war: Zelenskyy signs decree ruling out negotiations with Putin (Zee Media Bureau, 5 Oct 2022)

• Caravan for Peace Arrives in Ukraine from Italy (World BEYOND War, 3 Oct 2022)

• A Brief Disagreement (Steve Cutts, 30 Sep 2022) (compelling 3 min video)

• How the War in Ukraine Might End (Keith Gessen, 29 Sep 2022)

• Zelenskyy: There will never be peace talks with Putin (Sergei Kuznetsov (28 Sep 2022)

• What scientists could do to stop the war in Ukraine (Yurii Sheliazhenko, 21 Sep 2022)

• What would be an acceptable peace in Ukraine? We asked Ukrainians, and they told us (Toal and Korostelina, 17 Sep 2022)

• Diplomacy Watch: Did Boris Johnson help stop a peace deal in Ukraine? (Connor Echols, 2 Sep 2022)

• Macron defends Russia dialogue and slams ‘mistaken morality’ seeking to stop him (Clea Caulcutt, 1 Sep 2022)

• Moscow Says US, Russia Discussing Possible New START Commission Talks (Dave DeCamp, 31 Aug 2022)

• Iran delivers European ‘peace initiative’ on Ukraine to Russia (Maziar Motamedi, 31 Aug 2022)

• Report: Russia, Ukraine Tentatively Agreed on Peace Deal in April (Dave DeCamp, 31 Aug 2022)

• Legitimacy, rationality, and the conflict between Russia and the West (Paul Robinson, 29 Aug 2022)

• An International Negotiation Process Leads to a Fragile Agreement in Ukraine (Harvard Program on Negotiation staff, 28 Aug 2022)

• Six months after Russian invasion, a bloody stalemate, a struggle for peace (Anatol Lieven, 25 Aug 2022)

• The war where almost nothing is what it seems (Economist, 23 Aug 2022)

• Erdoğan backs peace talks between Kyiv and Moscow (Srivastava et al, 18 Aug 2022)

• Course Correcting Toward Diplomacy in the Ukraine Crisis (Ramzy Mardini, 12 Aug 2022)

• Ukraine-Russia grain deal could expand into ceasefire: Schroeder (AL JAZEERA ,3 Aug 2022)

• Ukraine Needs Solutions, Not Endless War War (Simon and Stevenson, 30 Jul 2022)

• Cease Fire and Negotiate Peace (World Beyond War, 26 Jul 2022)

• Russia admits missile strikes on Odesa despite grain export deal with Ukraine (Financial Times, 23 Jul 2022)

• Ukraine war: Deal signed to allow grain exports to resume by sea (Flora Drury, 23 Jul 2022)

• Ending the war in Ukraine: practical, if painful, possibilities (Edward M. Ifft , 22 July 2022)

• Open Letter to President Biden from Veterans For Peace: Read Our Nuclear Posture Review Before Releasing Yours (Veterans for Peace, 21 July 2022)

• Nuclear strategy and ending the war in Ukraine (Arias and Granoff, 19 July 2022)

• It’s time for a US push to end the war in Ukraine (Mark Hannah, 18 July 2022)

• How the NATO Summit Came Up Short: A US Perspective (Robert E. Hunter, 14 July 2022)

• Russia’s War on Ukraine: How to Get to Negotiations (Ambassador William B. Taylor, 13 July 2022)

• Ukraine Grain Exports Deal to Be Signed Next Week, Says Turkey (Dikmen & Nichols, 13 July 2022)

• Russia attacked Ukraine to stop the spread of 'degenerate' US culture wars that have spilled over into gender (Jordan Peterson, 12 July 2022)

• War in Ukraine; Luhansk has fallen - what's to expect? (Colonel Markus Reisner, 8 July 2022)

• Conflict Transformation for Ukraine and Russia (Jake Lynch, 20 Jun 2022)

• A Proposed Peace Plan to End the Russo-Ukrainian War (David T. Pyne, 18 Jun 2022)

• Reaching a Just and Lasting Peace in Ukraine (The Science and Ethics of Happiness Study Group, 16 Jun 2022)

• The Ukrainian Endgame: An Imperfect Peace Is Better than Endless War (Doug Bandow, Jun 15, 2022)

• Building a Lasting Settlement for Ukraine (Doctorow & Petro, 11 Jun 2022)

• Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons Newsletter (Lawyers Committee on Nuclear Policy, 7 Jun 2022)

• Why Russian intellectuals are hardening support for war in Ukraine (Anatol Lieven, 6 Jun 2022)

• Russia Says It’s Interested in Nuclear Arms Control Talks With the US (Dave DeCamp, 6 Jun 2022)

• US Ambassador Says Russia, US Shouldn’t Shut Down Embassies (Dave DeCamp, 6 Jun 2022)

• The Dialectics of Victory and Defeat (Boris Kagarlitsky, 3 Jun 2022)

• Is There a Way Out of the Russia-Ukraine War? (Joseph Mercola, 3 Jun 2022)

• Negotiating Peace in Ukraine Is Not About What America Wants (Joergen Oerstroem Moeller, 30 May 2022)

• France, Germany push Putin for resumed peace talks as Russia pummels Ukraine's east (The Associated Press, 28 May 2022)

• How the Russia-Ukraine conflict may end (Daniel Mintum, 27 May 2022)

• Zelenskyy rejects Kissinger plan to concede territories (Associated Press, 26 May 2022)

• Türkiye 'most successful' in conflict mediation: Ukraine (TRTWORLD, 26 May 2022)

• New York Times Repudiates Drive for ‘Decisive Military Victory’ in Ukraine, Calls for Peace Negotiations (John V. Walsh, 23 May 2022)

• Russia says it will resume talks when Ukraine is 'constructive' (National Post, 23 May 2022)

• Ukraine rejects concessions as Russia attacks in east (Humphries & Hunder, 22 May 2022)

• Only diplomacy can end Ukraine war (Volodymyr Zelenskyy, 21 May 2022)

• The War in Ukraine Is Getting Complicated, and America Isn’t Ready (NY Times, 19 May 2022)

• Experts Weigh In on Diplomatic Solutions in Ukraine (RM Staff, 18 May 2022)

• Tony Blair explains what he thinks changed Putin (CNN, 16 May 2022)

• The Leaders of France, Germany, and Italy Favor Negotiations to End Ukraine War (Dave DeCamp, 16 May 2022)

• Biden must decide what ‘victory’ in Ukraine means — and if he’ll do what it takes to win it (John Bolton, 15 May 2022)

• Russian ambassador hints some Kremlin officials want war to end (15 May 2022, Natalie O'Neill)

• Decency Day (Steve Leeper, 14 May 2022)

• We are now living in a totally new era (Henry Kissinger, 12 May 2022)

• Joint appeal for ceasefire and negotiations (International Peace Bureau, 8/9 May 2022

• Pope Francis: «I am ready to meet Putin in Moscow» (di Luciano Fontana, 3 May 2022)

• There have been reversals of expectations on just about every side in Ukraine (Gwynne Dyer, 28 April 2022)

• There is only one answer to the war in Ukraine: a peace deal (Jeffrey Sachs, 20 April 2022)

• Sanctions-hit Abramovich is a surprise mediator in Russia-Ukraine talks (Stuart Williams, 5 April 2022)

• The Path Out of Ukraine Is Reversing the Path In (Ted Snider, 16 March 2022)

• Kremlin Calls for Austrian And Swedish Models For Neutrality — But Ukrainian Negotiator Rejects Proposal (Forbes, 16 Mar 2022)

• Possible Draft Framework Agreement for the Restoration of Peaceful Relations between Ukraine and the Russian Federation (Marc Weller, 16 March 2022)

• The Immediate Challenge in Ukraine: Maximum Pressure Combined With Structured Negotiation (Tony Blair, 15 Mar 2022)

• Ukraine-Russia War, How a Peace-deal Could Be Agreed (Marc Weller, 15 March 2022)

• An Off-Ramp for the War in Ukraine (Marc Weller, 14 March 2022)

• Is a Ceasefire Agreement Possible? A Negotiation Analysis of the Russia-Ukraine War (Bell & Wolf, March 12/22)

• Ukraine: How to end the War (Marc Weller, 11 March 2022)

• I’m a conflict mediator. This is a way out of the Ukraine crisis (9 Feb 2022, Gabrielle Rifkind)

• On the edge of war (Dutta et al, 26 January 2022)

• Minsk agreements (Wikipedia, 2022)

• Saying “NO” to NATO - Options for Ukrainian Neutrality (Mike Sweeney, 12 August 2020)

• U.S.-Russian Nuclear Arms Control Agreements at a Glance (Daryl Kimball, April 2020)

• To settle the Ukraine crisis, start at the end (Henry Kissinger, 5 March 2014)

• Truth and Reconciliation Commission, South Africa (Desmond Tutu, 2003)

• UN Security Council Resolution 2202 (Full Text of Minsk I & II) (UN Security Council, 2015)

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