{"id":170945,"date":"2022-03-23T12:59:28","date_gmt":"2022-03-23T10:59:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/?p=170945"},"modified":"2022-03-31T17:19:58","modified_gmt":"2022-03-31T14:19:58","slug":"ukraine-in-flames-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/en\/ukraine-in-flames-7","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine in Flames: Red Lines and Compromises. Ukraine’s “soft” and “hard” positions in peace negotiations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n

Four rounds of negotiations resulted in frustratingly little progress in securing ceasefire and safe humanitarian corridors. Both Ukrainian and Russian leadership gave vague comments about the results of each round. Ukraine\u2019s President Volodymyr Zelensky mentioned on Monday, March 14, that the last round of negotiations had been \u201cpretty good\u201d. In Zelensky\u2019s words, Ukraine expects \u201cfair peace and real security guarantees that will work\u201d and \u201csafe sky over Ukraine\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meanwhile, Russia commented that discussions over the weekend were a \u201csubstantial progress\u201d. It is unlikely that Putin has changed his overall aim to restore the Russian sphere of influence, keep the annexed Donbas and Crimea, and ban Ukraine from Western military alliances. The Ukrainian side has firmly stated that it would not comply with Russia\u2019s demands just to stop the war \u2018in a moment\u2019. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This leaves the Ukrainian people and friends of Ukraine in the dark about the future of Ukraine\u2019s multiple stress points \u2013 Mariupol, humanitarian corridors and security of civilians \u2013 that the Ukrainian leadership may not be able to resolve without unpopular compromises. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Questions for discussions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n