Sky News - Live Blog: Reports in its 2.10pm post the following, " Ukraine's peace negotiator has said he is "optimistic" following yesterday's peace talks with Russia in Istanbul....Mykhailo Podolyak also said today that when Russia retreats its soldiers to its 23 February positions (i.e. a complete withdrawal of its troops), it would hold a referendum on any peace deal with its neighbour. "
Lets Get Real:
The Russians and Ukrainian sides are talking form different perspectives, are the Russians being their natural gloomy self's or have the Ukrainian side been in the same meetings. The Russians say nothing has really happened at the talks, thus they are still bombing the Ukraine, while the people on the ground in the Ukraine are seeing further bombing and worse than before. One can speculate that the Russians are playing a double game, they want some good news, thus the talks, but are sending the real message to their people, that nothing has developed to stop the War. Of course the Russians might be sending their delegation to talk and waffle on while the Russians bomb Kyiv, to distract the West, who might have to learn that Russian invasion of the Ukraine will take time, and endless talks as was the case in Bosnia in the 1990s.
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