Ukraine and the West Should Beware of Unrealistic Peace Plans. Otherwise the Kremlin Will Outplay Them

In recent months, the idea of sending an ‪OSCE‬ armed police mission to the Donbas has become Kyiv’s idée fixe in the same way that holding local elections in the ‪Donbas‬ has become the West’s. However, rather than promoting unrealistic plans aimed at outplaying such an experienced trickster as the Kremlin, the West‬ and ‪Ukraine‬ would be better served by insisting on step-by-step implementation of the ‪Minsk‬ agreements, starting with the comprehensive ceasefire. And if it fails, then together they must develop a realistic alternative.

By Maksym Khylko

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