Ukraine War | And the killing in Ukraine continues
In order to achieve peace in Ukraine, you have to take many small steps - and at the same time remain realistic. A comment.
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The talks between Russia and Ukraine in Abu Dhabi, mediated by US envoys Steve Witkoff (3rd from right) and Jared Kushner (3rd from left), produced only modest results. UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdallah Bin Zajed Al-Nahjan (M.) couldn't change that. Photo: AFP/Altaf Qadri It is good that the negotiation process to end the war in Ukraine has gotten rolling. This is a step in the right direction, but not a breakthrough because the killing continues. A major prisoner exchange was agreed upon at the talks in Abu Dhabi. That's nice too, but a bit little, and the killing continues.
Moscow wants a comprehensive peace and a new security architecture. That too is welcome – but the killing continues. Further talks, including with Putin, will take place. Wonderful – and the killing continues.
The Europeans also want to have a say – simply for the sake of having a say? They also want a stable peace. They are also concerned about a new security architecture. But this and a comprehensive peace in Ukraine will probably only come on Neverday. The train is moving in the right direction - but at a snail's pace. And because the train towards comprehensive peace is moving so slowly, other, smaller trains should also be set in motion at the same time.
The prisoner exchange is a step on the path that all sides must continue. Civilian prisoners should also be included. People who are imprisoned on both sides because of their critical positions in the search for peace must also be released. Here one must join the call of the former editor-in-chief of Novaya Gazeta, Dmitri Muratov, for the release of political prisoners in Russia.
And in Ukraine, MP Evhen Shevchenko has been in custody since November 2024 because he sought peace on his own initiative and through contacts with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko. He too must be released.
The Oleshki local ceasefire must be repeated. It lasted six days. Such ceasefires should now be implemented in other regions of the war zone. You have to take many small steps – and you have to remain realistic. This is not a demand for NATO membership.
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