Ukraine 'holds peace talks with Russia' amid scramble for second largest city
Source: ITV
Ukraine's peace talks with Russia begun on Sunday afternoon, a Ukrainian official has said, as President Putin's invasion was met with fierce Ukrainian resistance over the weekend.
Anton Geraschenko, an adviser to Ukraine's Minister of Internal Affairs, told ITV News that the two sides started discussions on Sunday at around 3.30pm.
Ukraine presidents office said earlier that Ukrainian envoys will meet with Russian diplomats to discuss the crisis. The statement added that the two sides would meet on the border between Ukraine and Belarus.
The talks come as a top EU official announced a new package of sanctions to "step up support for Ukraine". The 27-nation bloc will close its airspace to Russian airlines, fund arms supplies to Ukraine and ban pro-Kremlin media.
Read more: https://www.itv.com/news/2022-02-27/ukraine-claims-control-of-kharkiv-and-confirms-talks-with-russia-will-go-ahead
COL Mustard
(5,920 posts)"Go fuck yourself" from the Ukrainian side.
SouthernDem4ever
(6,617 posts)just askin.
TheProle
(2,193 posts)SouthernDem4ever
(6,617 posts)I don't see him being reasoned with.
Fiendish Thingy
(15,651 posts)The question is, does anyone close to Putin have the means and the courage.
Busterscruggs
(448 posts)Double tap?
relayerbob
(6,553 posts)Fiendish Thingy
(15,651 posts)Its also one of the most important rules for dealing with zombies
Busterscruggs
(448 posts)Because they were based on rethugs. As for the bang bang thing, I am not a gun enthusiast so I don't understand that terminology
TheProle
(2,193 posts)But that seems no reason not to try.
SouthernDem4ever
(6,617 posts)the likelihood of success is nil.
TheProle
(2,193 posts)Could help facilitate evacuation of refugees.
wnylib
(21,590 posts)you need to give them a face-saving way to back down. The trick is doing it without compromising your own values and position.
Otherwise, if you keep them backed into a corner of humiliation, they get crazier and more belligerent.
oldsoftie
(12,587 posts)Curious to see what Russia thinks passes for "reasonable demands"
Marcuse
(7,506 posts)TheProle
(2,193 posts)Metaphorical
(1,604 posts)In the event that Putin should inadvertently drink his own Polonium Tea, it provides a way of de-escalating the conflict in a manageable way. I think its unlikely that these talks are in fact authorized by Putin, but that might also be an indicator that Vadlimir Putin's hold on his own government is nowhere near as absolute as he may believe.
cstanleytech
(26,319 posts)cstanleytech
(26,319 posts)Putin needs to back the hell up and withdraw all his troops from all of the Ukraine including Crimea and and if he refuses the sanctions including travel bans should all remain in place.