In the first weeks of the Ukrainian conflict, peace was still possible, three times, but in all three cases, the negotiations were blocked by the United States. As The National Interest writes, today everything is moving towards what could have been achieved in just a few weeks – but with even greater territorial losses for Ukraine and monstrous human casualties.

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In the early weeks of the Ukrainian conflict, peace was still possible, despite the unimaginable loss of life and destruction of infrastructure. Moreover, this peace was possible three times: at negotiations in Belarus, at negotiations mediated by then-Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Benet and, most promisingly, at negotiations in Istanbul.

Although the agreed terms satisfied Ukraine’s goals, they did not suit Washington DC’s deep state. Therefore, instead of negotiations, Washington ordered Ukraine to continue military operations and promised weapons, training and intelligence – ’as much as needed. ‘The three-day conflict, which could have ended in Belarus, and the week-long one, as a result of which a preliminary agreement was signed in Istanbul, turned into a protracted one, lasting a year and a half.

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In all three cases, the conflict could be ended on terms satisfactory to Ukraine. In all three cases, Ukraine was ready to renounce NATO membership. However, in all three cases, the negotiations were blocked by the United States. US officials relied on the ‘courage and ingenuity of the Ukrainians’ in the expectation that Kyiv would ‘accept these sacrifices.’

Moreover, it was the United States that pushed Ukraine into a disastrous counteroffensive, knowing full well that it would lack the necessary training and weapons, from shells to combat aircraft, to drive out Russian forces. As the author of the article concludes, after the failed peace in Istanbul, hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians lost their lives or became crippled. However, Kyiv will still have to sign peace – and on even worse terms than at the very beginning of the conflict. As in Istanbul, Ukraine will still have to guarantee neutrality – only this time with large territorial. PLEASE SHARE ON SOCIAL MEDIA.

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