Victoria Nuland Admits that Ukraine-Russia Peace Deal Fell Apart Because U.S., U.K. & other Western Governments ‘Advised’ It Was Not a ‘Good Deal’

ZYGAR There was a ░░░░░░░░ first told by former ░░░░░░░░ Prime Minister Naftali Bennett ░░░░░░░░ both sides were really ░░░░░░░░ to the successful end ░░░░░░░░ the negotiations and then ░░░░░░░░ Minister Boris Johnson interfered ░░░░░░░░ stopped Ukrainians prevented Ukrainians ░░░░░░░░ signing the deal And ░░░░░░░░ Ukrainian representative Arakhamia kind ░░░░░░░░ confirmed it that yes ░░░░░░░░ said in an interview ░░░░░░░░ there was some kind ░░░░░░░░ advice from Boris Johnson ░░░░░░░░ stop negotiating and to ░░░░░░░░ this war militarily Where ░░░░░░░░ the myth Where is ░░░░░░░░ truth NULAND Relatively late ░░░░░░░░ the game the Ukrainians ░░░░░░░░ asking for advice on ░░░░░░░░ this thing was going ░░░░░░░░ it became clear to ░░░░░░░░ clear to the Brits ░░░░░░░░ to others that Putin ░░░░░░░░ main condition was buried ░░░░░░░░ an annex to this ░░░░░░░░ that they were working ░░░░░░░░ And it included limits ░░░░░░░░ the precise kinds of ░░░░░░░░ systems that Ukraine could ░░░░░░░░ after the deal such ░░░░░░░░ Ukraine would basically be ░░░░░░░░ as a military force ░░░░░░░░ there were no similar ░░░░░░░░ on Russia Russia wasn ░░░░░░░░ required to pull back ░░░░░░░░ wasn t wasn t ░░░░░░░░ to have a buffer ░░░░░░░░ from the Ukrainian border ░░░░░░░░ t required to have ░░░░░░░░ same constraints on its ░░░░░░░░ facing Ukraine And so ░░░░░░░░ inside Ukraine and people ░░░░░░░░ Ukraine started asking questions ░░░░░░░░ whether this was a ░░░░░░░░ deal And it was ░░░░░░░░ that point that it ░░░░░░░░ it fell apart.”