The shape of a deal to end war

 Washington Examiner:

Russia and Ukraine approaching agreement on 'critical issues': Turkey

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 Turkish presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin claimed during a Saturday interview on Al Jazeera television that the two sides were approaching compromises on four particular issues. These include Russia's demand that Ukraine legally ratify its constitution to include the decision not to join NATO, that Ukraine demilitarize, that Ukraine seek "de-Nazification," and that Ukraine maintain the protection of the Russian language in Ukraine.

The demands mentioned by Kalin resemble the list of demands that the Kremlin released on March 7 to end the war. The mention of "de-Nazification" also references the presence in Ukraine of neo-Nazi organizations like the Azov Regiment. However, Russia has spread misinformation about the regiment, alleging some civilian sites that Russia bombed were actually Azov bases.

Kalin also stated that a permanent ceasefire would only occur after an in-person meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. However, Kalin believed that Putin's positions on Crimea and Donbas were not close enough to a resolution to justify a meeting.

Turkey hosted Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba for a meeting on March 10. While the two attempted to engage in negotiations, no significant change occurred in the two countries' engagement regarding the war. “We also talked on the ceasefire, but no progress was accomplished on that,” Kuleba told reporters.

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That does not sound like much of a deal for Ukraine.  Russia has pretty well shot its wad and does not have much ammo left.  And why should Ukraine trust Putin not to invade again if it disarms?  He never had a good reason to invade in the first place. 

See, also:

‘Don’t be naive’: China refuses to condemn Putin’s invasion of Ukraine

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