In March 2022, a series of intense negotiations between Moscow and Kyiv, centered around the Istanbul communique, aimed at ending the conflict in Ukraine, nearly resulted in a peace agreement. According to a detailed analysis by Samuel Charap and Sergey Radchenko published in Foreign Affairs, both Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky showed a surprising willingness to make significant concessions. The discussions involved drafting agreements that promised to pave the way for Ukraine's EU membership and provide multilateral security guarantees. Despite the progress, the talks ultimately failed to produce a final settlement.
“In the spring of 2022, Putin and Zelensky were willing to consider extraordinary compromises to end the war. So if and when Kyiv and Moscow return to the table, they’ll find it littered with ideas that could yet prove useful in building a durable peace.” https://t.co/eez6H8LWkc
It's worth reading this thread and the underlying @ForeignAffairs article by @DrRadchenko and @scharap. My reaction was several-fold. 1/7 https://t.co/OdjfBU3vTQ
From @DrRadchenko & @scharap, an analysis of the Russo-Ukrainian negotiations at the start of the big war in 2022. It is an interesting read but ultimately an unpersuasive argument that a deal to forestall further fighting was nearly at hand. 1/x https://t.co/fd4cCfbgFi
The Talks That Could Have Ended the War in Ukraine | Foreign Affairs https://t.co/hrngnKJIY5
In spring 2022, Moscow, Kyiv, and other actors were making substantial progress toward a treaty—but they never finalized a deal, write @scharap and @DrRadchenko. What are the key takeaways of these talks—and how might they shape future negotiations? https://t.co/OANlJRSeSx
Fascinating insights into a murky and furiously debated topic - the truth about, and failure of, peace negotiations between Moscow and Kyiv. https://t.co/JgFEVFEEOA
🇺🇸🇺🇦🇷🇺 Foreign affairs writes that in March 2022 Russia and Ukraine was close to ending the war. They even admit that the EU membership for Ukraine was in reach. That only means one thing, they try to encourage new negotiations by floating the old deal. Too late. https://t.co/SiGf1QjbWV
2 years after my first viral tweet based on Ukrainska pravda report, @ForeignAffairs reports that "In the spring of 2022, Moscow and Kyiv sat down to outline a settlement that would have ended the war in Ukraine" The article subtitle is "A Hidden History of Diplomacy" even though… https://t.co/C1VdAxRlOD https://t.co/vbqPmZqTvK
“In the midst of Moscow’s unprecedented aggression, the Russians and the Ukrainians almost finalized an agreement that would have ended the war and provided Ukraine with multilateral security guarantees, paving the way to its eventual membership in the EU.”https://t.co/YoBsD49y5X
In the spring of 2022, Moscow and Kyiv sat down to outline a settlement that would have ended the war in Ukraine. @scharap and @DrRadchenko examine draft agreements exchanged between the two sides—and the lessons of these failed talks: https://t.co/MAgwA5zKS5
Russia and Ukraine were close to peace - Foreign Affairs admired the diplomatic efforts of Moscow and Kyiv Having carefully studied the draft agreements between Russia and Ukraine, Foreign Affairs came to a conclusion that amazed him: at the beginning of the conflict, Moscow and… https://t.co/3cDFWXs7El
.@scharap and @DrRadchenko discuss an overlooked episode of the war in Ukraine—the intense diplomacy involving Moscow, Kyiv, and a host of other actors that could have resulted in a settlement just weeks after the war began: https://t.co/J8gGEmSKtq
https://t.co/Gs3mIIpFg9 Foreign Affairs has published an eye-opening article about the Istanbul communique, which described a framework for a diplomatic settlement in 2022 between Kiev and Moscow that could have prevented years of death and destruction. While attempting to… https://t.co/9UAFrXUWhT
The most important (and contested) insight from this is that "Putin and Zelensky surprised everyone with their mutual willingness to consider far-reaching concessions to end the war." The counterfactual is difficult to see, but it's good that Radchenko and Charap attempted it. https://t.co/wxMs7hHIgc
The most important (and contested) insight from this is that "Putin and Zelensky surprised everyone with their mutual willingness to consider far-reaching concessions to end the war." The counterfactual is difficult to see, but it's appropriate Radchenko and Charap attempted it. https://t.co/wxMs7hHIgc
Take a break from the Middle East for this must-read piece from @scharap and @DrRadchenko on the multifaceted reasons for the failure of Ukraine-Russia peace talks in spring 2022: https://t.co/fgSjEFile0
Interesting and detailed, tho far from exhaustive or complete, account of the failed Russia/Ukraine peace talks in early 2022 from @scharap and @DrRadchenko. Definite new light cast, but not still not clear the diplomats cd have stopped the bloodbath. https://t.co/gh2EiGqdkc
New piece out today with @DrRadchenko @ForeignAffairs on the history of the 2022 Istanbul talks and why they failed. We attempted to do justice to a complicated story 1/3 https://t.co/Og77SAuQEc
Important piece by @scharap and @DrRadchenko: The Talks That Could Have Ended the War in Ukraine https://t.co/LzYa7fqvxu