The idea of an independent and democratic Ukraine is repulsive to Russia. The very existence of Ukraine makes most of the Kremlin’s geopolitical delusions impossible. The neighbor that is building its political system on European values and integrating itself with the European Union and NATO existentially threatens Putin’s vision of a modernized Russian Empire. Victorious restoration of a ‘historical’ Russian world is the biggest dream and the only reason behind an eight-year war against Ukraine.
International isolation, legal and financial responsibility and national economic decline might not be persuasive enough for the Russian political elite. Putin has recently stated that the ‘special military operation’ would continue until Russia succeeded. “Now security requirements are one thing, and the issue of settling relations over Crimea, Sevastopol and Donbass is out of the scope of these agreements. That is, we are back in a stalemate,”- he again declined Ukraine’s positions in the negotiations.
A logical question arises, is an effective peace process between Russia and Ukraine possible at all? Can the world force Russia to peace? We will look for answers in Ukraine in Flames #42.
Speakers: Vadym Karpyak, journalist and TV host Halyna Herasym, researcher at Ukrainian center for law and crime research Andriy Kovalyov, phD in political science, historian, journalist.
UKRAINE IN FLAMES project is created by Ukraine Crisis Media Center, Ukrainian Catholic University’s analitical center and NGO “Euroatlantic Course”. We are aiming at searching a loud support for Ukraine in the war started by Russia on the 24th of February 2022.
If you want to support Ukraine against Russian aggression, check the link with recommendations by Ukraine Crisis Media Center – https://uacrisis.org/en/help-ukraine.
NGO Euroatlantic Course collects donations to support Ukrainian Army and civilians – https://eac.org.ua/en/main-page/.
