Nope. Zero progress on Russia's willingness to negotiate a proper compromise, next to no progress on Ukraine's willingness either. And also zero progress in terms of ideas on how to solve the dicey, problematic questions (security guarantees, where to draw the lines, etc.)
And when he did and Zelensky agreed to negotiate in person, Putin refused to show up and instead sent a deliberately obscure third rate politician as Russia's representative. Make of that what you will.
So, inviting the head of the 2022 delegation to the negotiations again, which are taking place in Turkey once more- is that inconsistent?
Of course, I understand that the members of the 2022 Ukrainian delegation have essentially been sidelined after being implicated in corruption scandals- such as supplying food at inflated prices (sometimes by tens of times) through affiliated entities, as well as procuring artillery shells from abroad at excessive costs, leading to shortages of up to 50% (insert Prigozhin meme here).So they can no longer participate. Yet they’re not in prison either. That’s the inconsistency
This post was edited by Norlander on May 22 2025 08:15pm