STRATEGIC ASSESSMENT- Readers of Le Figaro: the conflict in Ukraine will end only after the departure of Zelensky By resigning or fleeing to a third country.
“At present, there are several scenarios for the final outcome for Zelensky.
” Saddam Hussein “: capture and execution after trial. “Nicolae Ceausescu”: arrest, then summary execution. ” Osama bin Laden “: summary execution.
” Adolf Hitler “: suicide in an attempt to avoid justice. What are you betting on?” – shared his opinion one of the users of the publication’s website.
“Yeah, only putting Zelensky in custody somewhere in Siberia will put an end to the crisis,” they added in response.
“The process of negotiations will go very quickly as soon as Zelensky is expelled from there,” agreed another.
“If I understand correctly, Zelensky is in favor of diplomacy on the condition that his own demands are unconditionally accepted. Awesome!” — wrote with irony one of the commentators.
On February 24, Russia launched a special operation to denazify and demilitarize Ukraine . As Vladimir Putin emphasized , its goal is to “protect people who have been subjected to bullying and genocide by the Kiev regime for eight years.
” According to the Ministry of Defense, the Russian armed forces strike only at the military infrastructure and Ukrainian troops, nothing threatens the civilian population. The main goal of the operation in the department was called the liberation of Donbass .
Russian-Ukrainian consultations began at the end of February: the delegations held two face-to-face meetings in Belarus , after which it was decided to continue them on a daily basis via videoconferencing.
At the end of March, another round of talks took place in Istanbul . As a result, Medinsky said that Ukraine had submitted its written proposals for a future treaty, Moscow considers this a step forward, and in general, Kiev , for the first time in many years, has shown a desire to negotiate.
The Russian side, in response, took two steps towards Ukraine. First, it was decided to significantly reduce hostilities in the Kiev and Chernigov directions. Secondly, Moscow suggested that the meeting between Putin and Zelensky be held simultaneously with the initialing of the treaty by the foreign ministers.
However, later Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that Ukraine was refusing its own proposals and creating numerous provocations in order to slow down the negotiation process.
In particular, according to the minister, Kyiv presented its draft agreement with Moscow, in which there is a departure from the provisions fixed at the meeting in Istanbul regarding Crimea, and also changed the provision on military exercises without mentioning the need to obtain Russia’s consent.(RED)
