When the Russian Parliament Thinking Peace in Donbass Was Possible Rescinded Putin’s Authority to Use Troops Abroad, Ukraine Launched the Conflict

When the Russian Parliament Thinking Peace in Donbass Was Possible Rescinded Putin’s Authority to Use Troops Abroad, Ukraine Launched the Conflict

On May 11, the Donetsk and Lugansk regions of Donbas voted in favor of sovereignty. Putin had asked them to delay the referenda, and, while Moscow respected the will of the people, it did not recognize the results.

Two weeks later, Pyotr Poroshenko was elected president, and he initiated negotiations for a peaceful settlement with rebel leaders in Donbas. The talks were promising, and, by the end of the next month, a formula for peacefully keeping Donbas in Ukraine had been found. At this point, on June 24, the Russian parliament rescinded the authority to use troops abroad. A peace was possible.

But instead, Nicolai Petro reports, the government in Kiev decided that Putin’s decision to withdraw troops put the Ukrainian military in a new advantage, and, instead of pursuing the peace, Poroshenko ordered the launch of attacks to recapture Donbas militarily.

https://original.antiwar.com/Ted_Snider/2023/03/19/the-minsk-deception-and-the-planned-war-in-donbas/ 

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