Commenting on the Russian-Ukrainian talks, the Süddeutsche Zeitung said: then where Ukrainian and Russian negotiators met now in Istanbul, there is hope for a negotiated solution and a speedy end to the war. “But this hope will be dashed mainly because there is no evidence so far that Vladimir Putin intends to end the war and renounce permanent sovereignty over Ukraine.”
The newspaper continues: “Even before February 24, the Russian demands were just pretexts to cover the long-decided war. Even assuming that Moscow now wants to actually negotiate in Istanbul, the chances of a speedy solution are slim. The Ukrainian Constitution stipulates the exact opposite of neutrality, ie membership in the EU and NATO, as central state goals, in three constitutional articles that oblige the President, the Government and the Parliament to do so. “Sure, everything can change, but the constitutional changes will take at least a year, as Zelensky himself stressed at the weekend.”
The role of Erdogan
The TAZ in Berlin comments on the mediating role of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and writes: “Some time ago, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s Turkey was almost completely isolated internationally. In the conflict over oil and gas exploration rights in the Mediterranean, led by Greece, almost all neighboring countries had joined forces against Turkey.
Erdogan’s threats against Greece had driven him out of the European Commission and the years of US-Russia policy, which had worked to some extent under Donald Trump, threatened to lead to a de facto Turkish withdrawal from the NATO under the successor of Joe Biden. But Erdogan is always very strong when he is with his back to the wall. His belief is: ‘This war is a disaster for everyone and must end as soon as possible’.
To this end, he offered his services as a mediator from the beginning. He praises NATO again, but still does not want to see Putin as an enemy and therefore refuses sanctions. It sold weapons to Ukraine years ago, but continued to cooperate with Russia in Syria. That is why both sides now consider him an honest mediator. “
The end of pandemic measures in Germany
The Landshuter Zeitung comments on the new reality and the abolition of measures to tackle the coronavirus: combined with low vaccination rates and virus variants could make the situation very bad next fall. But we do not want to think about that. We must now fear another major crisis. It is also spring and October is still very far away “.
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