Russian President Vladimir Putin suggested he might be willing to negotiate, but the Kremlin later added Ukraine must recognize its annexation of the four Ukrainian regions. Zelensky said this was not up for negotiation. In December, Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelensky proposed a 10-point peace plan that called for Russia to restore Ukraine’s territorial integrity and withdraw all of its armed forces from the country. On September 30, 2022, Russia illegally annexed four occupied territories in eastern and southern Ukraine. Negotiations Hinging on Russia’s AnnexationsĪs we enter the second year of the war, bilateral negotiations are hopelessly deadlocked over the control of territory that lies within Ukraine’s internationally recognized borders. If they are ignored, a stable peace deal is far less likely. For both legal and political reasons, Ukraine’s constitutional democracy requires any peace deal to be ratified by its people. Since the start of the war, over 5 million Ukrainians have been displaced from their homes and close to 100,000 have died in the war.
The answer often overlooks an indispensable player: the Ukrainian people. Most recently, China offered a 12-point peace plan.Ī critical question underlying any negotiated settlement is: how can the demands on both sides be balanced to achieve a stable, durable peace? (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)Ī year into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, it appears unlikely there will be an overwhelming victory for either side, and many are now calling for a negotiated settlement to the war. People walk inside the reopened Maidan Nezalezhnosti (Independence Square) metro station in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, Dec.
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