Search: Russia,Minsk Agreements,Ukrainian crisis (2 materials)

The Price of Peace: The Parameters of a Possible Compromise in Donbass

... be the subject of political bargaining. It is precisely this difficult decision that Russian and Ukrainian politicians must make today in determining their positions with... ... entail a significant revision of the official Russian narrative with regard to the Ukrainian crisis (“the conflict in Donbass is a civil war situation in Ukraine”)... ... only, provided that the observers are fulfilling their obligations as set out in the Minsk Agreements. Any other use of the peacekeepers would effective constitute an on-the-ground...

02.10.2017

Are the Minsk Agreements Doomed?

... is aware that the Kiev authorities have little wiggle room and that is why criticism of Russia over the implementation of the Minsk agreements is muted. Bringing pressure on Moscow is futile and even dangerous considering that the ball is in the court of the Kiev authorities. Today it is important to determine how the EU (or at least its Franco-German nucleus), Russia and the USA see the solution of the Ukrainian crisis and to try to find common ground between these various visions through mutual concessions. Without bridging the ...

05.08.2016

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