Laas Leivat: Peace talks with Putin. Really? (11)
Eestlased Kanadas | 10 Feb 2023  | Laas LeivatEesti Elu
The voices seem reasonable. They have openly called for negotiations and/or outright peace talks with Russia. Probably most direct have been Recep Erdoğan and German academics, obliquely Emmanuel Macron, also Republicans in the US who are threatening to reduce aid to Ukraine if it’s unwilling to proceed with talks, etc.

We must remember that after the start of Russia’s invasion, from March to May 2022, several rounds of attempted negotiations failed because Russia was unreliable in committing to peace and was stalling for time to reinforce and regroup.

Putin had every reason to believe that the West would back down if he invaded Ukraine. The incursion into Georgia in 2008, that allowed Russia to occupy 20% of Georgian territory, Moscow’s military takeover of Crimea and its annexation in 2014 and the attack into the Donbas in 2014 emboldened Putin. It also heightened his sense of ownership and whetted his appetite for more. The aggression went mostly unimpeded, accompanied by a failed Western response.


(Pikemalt saab lugeda Eesti Elu 10. veebruari 2023 paber- ja digilehest)
 

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