MOSCOW, 10 Jun. The behavior of Western countries promising the Kyiv regime «unshakable support» and «total victory» is only fraught with an escalation of the crisis, writes The Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins. in dealing with Kyiv and supplying arms, Washington and London, by their actions, insist on the need for everyone to be involved in the conflict with Moscow. Jenkins demanded more diplomacy from Boris Johnson, as in a crisis, states can move from confrontation to the doctrine of deterrence, similar to the principles of existence during the Cold War.
"Whatever settlement is reached in eastern Ukraine, it will be a compromise . <…> If Johnson feels unable to call for peace, he should at least stop calling for war. The next chapter in Russia's relations with Ukraine should be decided by these two countries", the observer summed up.
Moscow and Kyiv have been negotiating a diplomatic settlement of the conflict almost since the beginning of the special operation, but in April the dialogue was interrupted. As stated by the Russian Foreign Ministry, the Ukrainian side itself put the process on pause and did not respond to Russia's proposals on the draft treaty. Presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov emphasized that the Kyiv authorities constantly make contradictory statements: this does not allow them to understand what they want, as a result, negotiations are frozen. jpg» />The West forbade Ukraine to continue negotiations with Russia, Lavrov said