Ukrainian Politician Who Led Kiev’s Peace Delegation To Istanbul During Peace Talks With Russia Admits The War Could Have Ended In March Of 2022
Many called both conspiracy theories that Putin was ready to end the war and that Johnson urged Ukraine to reject and fight.
— Global Thinker (@talkrealopinion) November 24, 2023
Interview (in Ukrainian, you can turn on the subtitles on YouTube and then auto-translate to the language of your choice).
https://t.co/Lzrcxlr19w
RT: Ukraine conflict could have ended in Spring 2022 – Kiev’s top MP
David Arakhamia led Kiev’s delegation in the talks with Moscow
Russia was ready to stop the fighting had Ukraine agreed to remain neutral, but the West advised Kiev to keep going, the head of President Vladimir Zelensky’s parliamentary faction – and the chief negotiator at the peace talks in Istanbul – David Arakhamia admitted on Friday.
Arakhamia, who heads the ‘Servant of the People’ parliamentary group, told the TV channel 1+1 that Moscow had offered Kiev a peace deal in March 2022, but the Ukrainian side did not trust Russia.
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Update: Boris Johnson derailed Ukraine peace deal – key Zelensky ally (RT)
WNU Editor: For me (and for long time readers of this blog) the above admission by David Arakhamia that a draft peace agreement was signed with Russia in March of 2022 to end the war is not a surprise. But listening to him in the above video admitting it publicly for the first time is just making my blood boil.
This war could have ended in 2022, and on terms that I know Kyiv would be grab in a heartbeat if they were offered today. Instead we now have a minimum of 300,000 Ukrainian soldiers dead, hundreds of thousands wounded, millions of people dislocated, and a destroyed economy that will owe the West hundreds of billions (if not more) when it is finally over.
This admission from David Arakhamia is also telling me that there is now shift in Kyiv among some of its political leaders that a new approach and strategy must be formulated. That the focus should now be on ending the war and not continuing it as Zelensky and others want to do.
Unfortunately. I know it is too late to negotiate with Moscow. Tens of thousands of Russian soldiers have been killed in this war, and many more wounded. The Kremlin has made it very clear since this summer that they are not going to dishonor these men by agreeing to terms that will only open the door to future wars and conflicts. Bottom line. This war will now only end on Russia's unconditional terms.
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