The Ukraine Peace Summit
An Exercise in Futility
On 18 June 2024, I participated in a discussion at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft on the recent Ukraine peace summit in Switzerland. Anatol Lieven was the moderator and the other two members of the panel were Anne Kraatz and Daniel Larison. We not only discussed why the summit was a failure, but also where the Ukraine war is headed.
I watched the entire video and was impressed with the standard of the discussion, particularly your contribution professor. The only negative element of any kind was a comment made by the French lady. She descended at one point into her conditioning regarding Vladimir Putin, bowing to the notion that he was guilty of crimes for which he has never been tried due to the complete lack of evidence against him. Otherwise an excellent, level-headed discussion where all sides of the issue could be discussed without the customary ban on anything approaching a positive slant on Putin or Russia. Thank you for your always insightful overview Mr Mearsheimer. I hope you know how refreshing that is in this era of war mode proscribing of anything that might assist "the enemy".
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