“There was no peace settlement to be had in 2022 . . . I’ve heard this argument everywhere, in Africa, in Asia and even in America. They say, ‘But you were close to peace, and the bloody west did not allow you to do it, because the west wants you to fight until the last Ukrainian.’”
This commonly held view is a complete inversion of reality, according to Kuleba. “Knowing our western partners, who I cherish and appreciate very much,” he smiles, “if there was the slightest chance in 2022 to end the war, they would have pushed down on our shoulders and said, do it.”
