Negotiated Peace in Kyiv-Moscow War Will Embolden Putin, Former Ukrainian President Says, Decrying Delay in American War Aid

Ex-president, believed to have been poisoned by the Kremlin, says he is ashamed to hear arguments about ‘war fatigue’ and that it shouldn’t be an excuse to stop fighting.

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The former president of Ukraine, Viktor Yushchenko, at Philadelphia, May 13, 2024. AP/Joe Lamberti

PHILADELPHIA — The former Ukrainian president, Viktor Yushchenko, says it would be a mistake to end his country’s war with Russia with a negotiated peace, warning it will only embolden President Putin. 

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