Ukraine war: Kyiv rejects Orbán ceasefire plan but global security deals offer hope

By Stefan Wolff, Professor of International Security, University of Birmingham

Ukraine has firmly ruled out any compromises in its war with Russia, according to a senior aide to President Volodymyr Zelensky. Andriy Yermak, the Ukrainian president’s chief of staff, said that while Kyiv welcomed advice on how to reach a “just peace”, Ukraine is “not ready to go to the compromise for the very important things and values … independence, freedom, democracy, territorial integrity, sovereignty”.

Yermak’s comments came a day after…

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