One can hardly call “negotiations” the process that we saw in Istanbul — it was rather an attempt to start talks between the semi-losers and the semi-winners
Why do I call Ukraine a semi-loser? Unfortunately, the negotiators themselves put it that way. It is about some kind of compromise, by which I mean possible concessions on both sides. So far, Ukrainian negotiators are talking about concessions only from Ukraine. I did not hear about any concessions from Russia.
