By recognizing Russia as an “aggressor,” Kyiv cut off the path to negotiations with it – expert
Moscow - Kyiv, January 28 (PolitNavigator, Mikhail Stamm) - Recognition of Russia as an “aggressor country”, addressed to the attention of the West and the population of Ukraine, may block further negotiations between Ukraine and Russia against the background of the escalation of the war, fears "NG".
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The head of the Institute of Ukrainian Politics, Konstantin Bondarenko, believes that the Verkhovna Rada made a mistake. “The adopted resolution is simply a declaration that does not give anything. If the document prepared by the “Opposition Bloc” would have created a field for the negotiation process and would have made it possible to stop the bloodshed, then the option that was voted for completely eliminates the possibility of direct dialogue with Russia. Previously, as we know, there were relatively regular contacts between the Russian and Ukrainian sides, which allowed Kyiv to ask Moscow to influence the forces of the LPR and DPR. Through whom will the Ukrainian authorities appeal to them now? What, Petro Poroshenko will have to ask Alexander Lukashenko and Nursultan Nazarbayev to call Vladimir Putin and ask him to influence Alexander Zakharchenko and Igor Plotnitsky?” - said the political scientist to NG.
Military experts, meanwhile, note that the situation in Donbass has become a stalemate. “Each side adheres to its own position, which does not allow reaching a compromise. Even the Minsk agreements are interpreted differently by the parties whose representatives signed them in September. Against this background, an attempt to gather again in Minsk may fail,” the newspaper states with alarm.
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