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by hesk 1363 days ago
> It's worth noting that there was an apparent real opportunity to resolve the Russia-Ukraine conflict in April 2022, via diplomatic negotiations, but UK's Boris Johnson reportedly disrupted those talks by threatening to withdraw UK/US support for Zelensky if he proceeded with negotiations.

Do you have a source for this claim? I heard this argument before from an acquaintance and it completely contradicts my reading of the situation in April.
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throw310822 1363 days ago
A quick googling brings up this:

https://responsiblestatecraft.org/2022/09/02/diplomacy-watch...

Apparently reported on in an article on Foreign Affairs:

https://www.foreignaffairs.com/russian-federation/world-puti...

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nivenkos 1363 days ago
https://responsiblestatecraft.org/2022/09/02/diplomacy-watch...
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Workaccount2 1363 days ago
Generally blogs are terrible sources for political information.
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jlmorton 1363 days ago
There's no reporting on this in the Western press, and GP has overstated the reporting that exists [1].

In Ukraine's Pravda, which is not the same as the former Soviet Pravda, it was reported that in April -- after Bucha, and everything else -- Johnson warned Zelensky that Putin could not be negotiated with.

[1] https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2022/05/5/7344206/

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