A letter was published in the Financial Times: Calling for an immediate ‘peace’. But this clamour for a cessation of hostilities and a ‘peace at any price’ deal shows blindness to Russian goals, argue the signatories of a counter letter in the same publication. I am joined today by the author of the riposte to that, James Sherr, and one of the key signatories Orysia Lutsevych.
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Orysia Lutsevych OBE is deputy director of the Russia and Eurasia Programme and head of the Ukraine Forum at Chatham House. Orysia’s research focuses on social change, the role of civil society in democratic transition in Eastern Europe and, most recently, democratic resilience to foreign encroachment. She is the author of several Chatham House research publications, including – Resilient Ukraine: Safeguarding Society from Russian Aggression. Her media work includes contributions for BBC, CNN, Guardian, The Times, Financial Times, and New York Times.
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James Sherr OBE is an Honorary fellow of the International Centre for Defence & Security in Tallinn Estonia. He also is an associate fellow and former head of the Russia and Eurasia Programme at Chatham House (2008–11). He was a fellow of the Conflict Studies Research Centre of the UK Ministry of Defence from 1995 to 2008; and director of studies of the Royal United Services Institute (1983–85). He has published extensively on Soviet and Russian military, security, and foreign policy, as well as energy security, the Black Sea region, and Ukraine’s efforts to deal with Russia, and the West.
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CHAPTERS:
00:00:00 Letter published in the Financial Times calling for an immediate peace.
00:02:42 That letter lacks significant detail. It lacks local context, and the history of conflict.
00:03:32 These people are absolutely convinced there’s no way for Ukraine to win this war.
00:06:01 These proposals sound patronising and completely deny the agency of Ukraine.
00:08:07 These people are incorporating Russian official doctrine into their own proposals.
00:10:03 These proposals suggest we forget that Russia is committing crimes on a daily basis.
00:11:32 This is what Russians have been good at, projecting their impunity.
00:12:58 Russian information, like its Soviet predecessor, incorporates a number of insights.
00:15:20 Every single one of those people believe that NATO bears a significant responsibility.
00:20:39 For 6 months Ukraine received no military assistance and battle lines hardly changed.
00:24:54 For Putin, negotiations are an extension of military strategy, not the other way round.
00:28:43 Russia is waging what we inadequately call a hybrid war against the West.
00:32:57 Ukraine is fighting a defensive war, which is an enormous advantage.
00:36:48 What sort of precedent does this create for European security and global governance?
00:42:39 There’s a determination to defeat Russia and the public discussion is how best to do it.
00:46:22 If someone like Biden is re-elected, we will see a continuation of what we have.
00:49:38 For most of this war we’ve had a crisis management approach from the White House.
00:53:36 The only two things that provoke Russia are weakness and bluff.
00:55:24 We know where the internationally recognized borders of Ukraine and Russia are.
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