Source: Common Dreams
by David Goessmann & Anatol Lieven
“DG: The talks a few weeks ago between Russia and Ukraine in Istanbul came to nothing. What are the chances for peace? AL: I see no prospect for an end to the war at present. Russia and Ukraine remain far apart on peace terms, and the Trump administration has not put forward a compromise proposal of its own. The Russian generals are reportedly telling Russian President Vladimir Putin that Ukraine will collapse by early next year, and Putin is willing to fight on, at least for a while. We will have to see what happens on the battlefield, and to the Russian economy. DG: What makes it so difficult to find a diplomatic solution for the Ukraine war? AL: Ukraine will never legally recognize Russian sovereignty over the occupied territories, but cannot reconquer them.” (07/09/25)
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/peace-in-ukraine-2673041453