Peace Talks in the Russia-Ukraine War : When, Who, and How?
Bramsen, Isabel LU
and Svensson, Isak
(2025)
In International Negotiation
30(1).
p.97-122
- Abstract
This study explores the designs and dynamics of past, present, and potential mediation and negotiation efforts to stop the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Applying insights from mediation and negotiation literature, the article explores three questions relating to negotiating peace in Ukraine: who is best positioned to negotiate or mediate such a process (who should be presented at the table), when should such diplomatic efforts be launched, and how should the processes of peace talks be designed. The study examines the dynamics of the initial peace talks in the spring of 2022 as well as Ukraine's Peace Formula, which has been discussed by up to 92 countries, excluding Russia. The article discusses the unusual process of negotiating peace... (More)
This study explores the designs and dynamics of past, present, and potential mediation and negotiation efforts to stop the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Applying insights from mediation and negotiation literature, the article explores three questions relating to negotiating peace in Ukraine: who is best positioned to negotiate or mediate such a process (who should be presented at the table), when should such diplomatic efforts be launched, and how should the processes of peace talks be designed. The study examines the dynamics of the initial peace talks in the spring of 2022 as well as Ukraine's Peace Formula, which has been discussed by up to 92 countries, excluding Russia. The article discusses the unusual process of negotiating peace without the presence of one of the main parties (Russia) and the challenges and potential of negotiations in this form of international, asymmetric war.
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- Bramsen, Isabel
LU
and Svensson, Isak
- organization
- publishing date
- 2025
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- diplomacy, international conflict, mediation, negotiation, peace talks, Russia, Ukraine
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- International Negotiation
- volume
- 30
- issue
- 1
- pages
- 26 pages
- publisher
- Brill
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- scopus:105003646462
- ISSN
- 1382-340X
- DOI
- 10.1163/15718069-bja10106
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- English
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- 3501b0b9-d601-430e-8cb9-1cfc465c48a9
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- 2025-08-12 12:13:40
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