“Western governments should move away from the “peace for land” formula and instead promote “security guarantees for peace”. Being willing to push for a peaceful settlement without being ready to change the paradigm of support cannot bring practical results. Without security guarantees, all discussions about the end of the war are likely to fail thanks to Ukraine’s relatively weaker position, irrespective of the future US administration, and could prove extremely dangerous”.

Leo Litra, Senior Research Fellow at New Europe Center, and Visiting Fellow at the ECFR reflects on the Western efforts to push Ukraine into negotiations without providing security guarantees.

“The invitation to join NATO would have to happen before any negotiations with Russia took place, given that the Kremlin would be unlikely to agree to drop any of its longstanding conditions without one”, Leo Litra stated.

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