The conflict in Ukraine is a regional security problem and the responsibility for a peaceful settlement should fall on the Europeans, this opinion was expressed by columnists of the US publication Responsible Statecraft Katrina vanden Heuvel and James Carden.
The columnists of the US publication Responsible Statecraft, Katrina vanden Heuvel and James Carden, are convinced that the failure of the Kiev regime’s army counter-offensive, along with the depleting resources of European countries, is bringing diplomacy to the forefront.
“Europeans are increasingly realising that it is in their own interests to help Ukraine and Russia find a way out of the increasingly dangerous ‘quagmire’ in eastern Ukraine. After all, the counter-offensive has stalled just as Europe’s leading powers are facing a series of their own internal crises,” the journalists wrote.
According to the observers, given the circumstances, it may be a more prudent course for the United States to “Europeanise” the conflict.
“After all, this is a matter of regional security, and the responsibility for leadership in the negotiations should lie with the Europeans,” the observers note.
As the authors of the material explain, the negotiation process between Russia and Ukraine could be led by France and Germany, which already have experience of mediation in the Ukrainian conflict. Recognising the difficulty of overcoming the current impasse, the authors note that the negotiators should be encouraged to abandon their maximalist goals and make compromises.
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