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Hints of a Ukraine-Russia Deal?
Zelensky appears to float suggestions of a compromise, but U.S. officials fear Putin could double down.
In a TV interview released Tuesday, Zelensky was asked by David Muir of ABC News how he reacted to proposals from the Kremlin on Monday. “What is your message to Vladimir Putin right now?” Muir asked. Muir noted that to cease hostilities, Moscow was demanding that Ukraine change its constitution to reject any intention to enter NATO as well as recognize Crimea as part of Russia and the two breakaway regions of Donetsk and Luhansk as independent states.
Zelensky avoided answering the question directly but indicated he was willing to compromise on most of those points, saying he was “ready for a dialogue.” Regarding [Links nur für registrierte Nutzer], Zelensky said, “I have cooled down regarding this question a long time ago, after we understood that … NATO is not prepared to accept Ukraine. The alliance is afraid of controversial things and confrontation with Russia.”
On the question of [Links nur für registrierte Nutzer], the Ukrainian president also appeared somewhat conciliatory, at least on the issue of Donetsk and Luhansk. “I think that items regarding temporarily occupied territories and pseudo-republics not recognized by anyone but Russia, we can discuss and find a compromise on how these territories will live on,” Zelensky said. “What’s important to me is how the people in those territories who want to be part of Ukraine are going to live.”
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Wird vermutlich darauf hinauslaufen, dass die Ukraine den Verlust der Krim und der Volksrepubliken anerkennt, militärisch neutral bleibt und dafür vielleicht in die EU darf. Das kann Putin als Sieg verkaufen.
Aber: bei den Russen deutet mittlerweile vieles auf "mehr Schein als Sein" hin. Den Deal würde ich jedenfalls nicht eingehen, wenn ich Zelensky wäre.