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Business InsiderAug 25
Putin: China, India, and Brazil Could Mediate Russia-Ukraine Peace Talks
Above: Russian President Vladimir Putin enters the hall during Russian-Azeri meeting at the Zagulba State Residence on August 19, 2024, in Baku, Azerbaijan. Image copyright: Contributor/Getty Images News via Getty Images
The Facts
Russian Pres. Vladimir Putin offered Ukraine another chance at peace negotiations Thursday, suggesting that China, India, and Brazil could be trusted to act as mediators for any such talks.
Speaking at the Eastern Economic Forum in the Russian city of Vladivostok, Putin said, however, that preliminary agreements reached between Russia and Ukraine in the Istanbul peace talks — held in the first months of the war but never implemented — should be the basis of future negotiations.
The Spin
Pro-Russia narrative
Russia reached a preliminary peace deal with Ukraine in 2022. Everything was in writing. But the UK's Boris Johnson persuaded Ukraine to ditch the talks in favor of defeating Russia on the battlefield. Ukraine chose its fate and that's where we are today.
Pro-Ukraine narrative
Early peace talks with Russia fell apart because it insisted on veto power over parts of the agreement. Since then, Zelenskyy has made several attempts at talks with Putin that were ignored. After that, Zelenskyy concluded that Putin was not sincere about negotiations.