A peace plan that amounts to capitulation threatens us all

A just peace preserves Ukraine’s sovereignty, deters future aggression, ensures accountability for war crimes, and provides the economic means for reconstruction. It recognizes that Russia’s invasion was a violation of the most fundamental principles of international law.

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy pictured in Ottawa in 2023. The agents of principled foreign policy—including Canada, the European Union, its member countries, Japan, Taiwan and others—need to be vocal now to set the standard of what a credible armistice should look like, writes Yaroslav Baran.The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Opinion

BY YAROSLAV BARAN

November 27, 2025

The world has watched for a week as duelling armistice proposals vie for acceptance to pause or even end the nearly four-year war in Ukraine. With newer, revised drafts not public, the democratic countries on the sidelines are relegated to the role of bystander, hoping a fi...

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