THE PEACE DEAL UKRAINE WALKED AWAY FROM: And Why It Still Matters
(Based on statements by Slovak PM Robert Fico - as quoted by and sourced from Global Politics online via Facebook).
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Kyiv in Ukraine (Image: Shutterstock.com)
You know what’s crazy? Every time someone mentions “peace talks,” half the internet jumps like you insulted their mother.
But now even Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico is saying out loud what many analysts whispered since 2022: Ukraine walked away from a real peace deal — and it was a huge mistake.
And yes, he’s talking about the April 2022 Istanbul negotiations, the ones where Ukraine and Russia actually had a draft agreement on the table.
What Fico said and why it matters now
According to Fico, Ukraine was ready to sign a peace agreement just months a...