PoliticsHow Russia exploits echoes of war fatigue in Ukraine

The article says Ukrainian lawmaker Oleksii Honcharenko was expelled from his parliamentary faction after calling for talks and concessions to Russia, while Russian pro-war media widely quoted him. Ukrainians’ desire to end the war through negotiations reflects exhaustion, it argues, not willingness to surrender; Russia is also exploiting renewed peace-talk discussion for its own aims.

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TThe Kyiv Independent★★★☆☆2026-10-19 15:31Original