| Author (Person) | Bond, Ian |
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| Publisher | Centre for European Reform (CER) |
| Series Title | CER Bulletin |
| Series Details | Number 147 |
| Publication Date | December 2022/January 2023 |
| Content Type | Research Paper |
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Summary: A range of Western politicians, analysts and military figures have begun to argue that Ukraine should start peace talks with Russia. Some fear escalation leading to nuclear war. Some are concerned at the human costs to Ukraine of continued fighting. Some worry about the economic costs to the West of supporting Ukraine and sanctioning Russia. Some fear that the West may jeopardise its own defence by transferring too many weapons to Ukraine. But whatever their motivations, when Western commentators write of the need “to moderate [Ukrainian] public expectations of a decisive victory”, they are implying that Ukraine should be prepared to leave Putin in possession of at least some of the territory that, prior to 2014, Russia itself had accepted as Ukrainian. A ceasefire now would leave Ukraine vulnerable to a renewed Russian attack. Ukraine needs weapons, not wavering. |
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https://www.cer.eu/publications/archive/bulletin-article/2022/now-not-time-ukraine-negotiate
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| Subject Categories | Security and Defence |
| Subject Tags | Wars | Conflicts |
| Keywords | War in Ukraine (2022-) |
| Countries / Regions | Russia, Ukraine |
