During the past year of continuous crisis in Ukraine, Minsk has portrayed itself as a mediating “peacemaker,” bringing together representatives from the West, Russia, and Ukraine for diplomatic talks aimed at finding a solution to the conflict. In practice, however, Minsk’s role has come down to nothing more than providing a physical stage for the negotiating process. Belarus has not been positioned to play any substantial role in the outcomes of the peace talks, while the overhaul of the government in Kyiv in the fall 2014 was officially treated as an exclusively internal affair of the Ukrainian people by the …read more
Source: Center on Global Interests