Timothy Snyder: Here is a short summary of the misnamed Russian-American "peace process" regarding Ukraine. [View all]

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Timothy Snyder
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1/7. In case you haven’t been following, here is a short summary of the misnamed Russian-American "peace process" regarding Ukraine.

March 28, 2025 at 11:08 AM


2/7. The US demands that Ukraine accept an immediate unconditional ceasefire. Ukraine agrees.


3/7. Russia rejects any talk of such a ceasefire, and instead asks for a halt on strikes on energy targets, an area where Ukraine is hurting Russia. The US agrees and Ukraine agrees.


4/7. Russia within one day violates the terms of its own proposal, attacking Ukrainian energy infrastructure along with other civilian targets. There is no US response.


5/7. Meanwhile Russia insists that the United States enforce on Ukraine Russia’s war aims, even though they are outrageous and even though Russia is not winning the war. The US agrees.


6/7. The United States also insists that Ukraine concede its mineral wealth in exchange for nothing at all.


7/7. This has not been a peace process. It has not even been appeasement. It has been the US throwing its power on Russia’s side in a war of aggression.

March 28, 2025 at 11:08 AM