Getting peace right: Why justice needs to be baked into ceasefire agreements – including Ukraine’s

By: Valerie Morkevicius, Colgate University, The Conversation

Outlets: The Conversation

Published: December 15, 2025

Words: 1,433

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 6 days ago

By Valerie Morkevicius, Colgate University

Efforts to end the war in Ukraine have grabbed global attention, fueled by debates over U.S. President Donald Trump’s 28-point plan – which many analysts see as favoring Russia – and European attempts to craft a counterproposal.

We’ve been here before. Failed attempts to end the conflict date back to the beginning, soon after Russia’s 2014 occupation of Crimea and parts of the Donbas. After Russia’s …

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