Ukraine, Russia and peace

 

"Refugees on the platform of Lviv railway station are seen... LVIV, UKRAINE - 2022/02/27: Refugees on the platform of Lviv railway station are seen waiting for trains to Poland due to Russia's military invasion of Ukraine At dawn of 24 February 2022, Russia launched a full-scale invasion to Ukraine. Civilian homes and hospitals have been destroyed by the Russian military action which caused many people to become homeless."

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Both the French and Italian presidents suggest peace talks which would give Russia parcels of Ukrainian land despite unfathomable destruction of life and property

by Alexander J. Motyl, Opinion Contributor - 05/26/22 7:30 AM ET
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Alexander J. Motyl is a professor of political science at Rutgers University-Newark. A specialist on Ukraine, Russia and the USSR, and on nationalism, revolutions, empires and theory

"The lesson for the West is painfully obvious. If it wants real peace in Ukraine, it should keep doing everything possible not to save Putin’s face but to hand him a serious defeat."

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