Territorial concessions will be central to any Ukraine peace deal, and to Russia’s long-term plan
- Written by Stefan Wolff, Professor of International Security, University of Birmingham
If the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky, and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, meet in Istanbul on May 15, territory – and who controls it – will be high on their agenda.
Putin offered to start direct talks between Russia and Ukraine at a press conference on May 11. Donald Trump pushed Zelensky to accept this offer in a...