https://www.foreignaffairs.com/ukraine/talks-could-have-ended-war-ukraine | Archived
At the first meeting, the Russians presented a set of harsh conditions, effectively demanding Ukraine’s capitulation. This was a nonstarter. But as Moscow’s position on the battlefield continued to deteriorate, its positions at the negotiating table became less demanding. So on March 3 and March 7, the parties held a second and third round of talks […]
Regarding territorial issues, parts of the Donetsk and Lugansk regions of Donbass would remain under Russian control
Moscow ostensibly wanted Kiev to slash the size of its army to 85,000 people, while Ukraine insisted on retaining a strength of 250,000.
Edit: Replaced “reporter” with “politician” in the post title
Edit2: Changed title from “microphone cut” to “segment cut short” in the title
While I wouldn’t put this past the Springer Presse, this comes off as fake to me. There is a different video on the Bild site which isn’t cut off and has a different interviewer/moderator.
https://www.welt.de/videos/video6924452d0f2241537f41a9a5/bsw-vorsitzende-zu-ukraine-wagenknecht-sieht-europa-in-der-rolle-der-tributpflichtigen-vasallen.html
That’s interesting. Apparently it was a rerun of the interview.
https://xcancel.com/unblogd/status/1993223389440348523 ↩︎