Paradoxes and Prospects for Negotiations to End the War Between Russia and Ukraine

In: Ukrainian analytical digest, Heft 4, S. 2-6

Abstract

The topic of negotiations to end the war between Russia and Ukraine arose in the first days of the full-scale
invasion but ended shortly after, when substantial Russian war crimes became public. At present, Ukraine and
Russia see no room for negotiations to end the war, despite the prospect of a long war of attrition and growing
international discussions about and pressure for negotiations. However, paradoxically, the longer this war
lasts, the more difficult and problematic the possibility of negotiating its end appears. The following article
reflects on the problems and prospects of negotiations in the context of the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian war.