Hurry up and wait: Europe wants a place at the table, ‘must make up its mind’ over Ukraine
Summary
Russia wants negotiations on Ukraine to cover more than a ceasefire, including territorial issues, NATO and Ukraine’s postwar relations with other countries. European governments lack a shared position, and an expert said a quick breakthrough is unlikely because battlefield and economic conditions will shape the outcome.Key Facts
- High-level meetings concerning Ukraine took place in Abu Dhabi and Dublin.
- Russia wants negotiations to address territory, NATO and Ukraine’s postwar relations with other countries.
- European governments have not formed a united position on what negotiations should cover.
- Alexander Titov, a modern European history lecturer at Queen’s University Belfast, said Europe needs to agree on the issues it wants to discuss.
- Titov said there are some grounds for hope in discussions about wider postwar arrangements.
- Titov cautioned against expecting an imminent breakthrough.
- Titov said conditions on the battlefield and in the economy will be more decisive in determining the war’s outcome.
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