In his article, Dr. Andreas Umland highlights the range of domestic political factors in both Ukraine and Russia, which militate against a peace deal that would involve the swap of lands. Dr. Umland underscores that ‘pragmatic’ proposals for such a deal are unrealistic – albeit rooted in the Realist theory of International Relations, as they remain oblivious to the internal processes and public opinion in Ukraine and Russia.
The Institute for Global Analytics is pleased to publish the Bulgarian-language translation of the article, which was published in English by the Stockholm Centre for East European Studies.