On May 20, during the solemn session of the Verkhovna Rada in Kyiv, newly elected President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky was sworn in as Head of State
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As the Russia-Ukraine war opens a new phase in the Donbas, scholar Richard Sakwa on the absence of diplomacy, the Western media’s veneration of Zelensky, the European Union’s self-implosion over the war, and the crackdown on dissent in both Ukraine and Russia.
"All he had to do was five words which he knew was going to happen anyway, anytime soon - Ukraine will not join NATO" @23.44 minutes .
At the moment it’s a type of stalemate. There’s movement on the battlefield; clearly the big battle for the Donbas is just about to get into full flood. But no one seems to be inclined to move towards serious peace negotiations.
All the parties to the conflict believe that a continuation of hostilities will improve their bargaining position in the long term..
At thegrayzone.com
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