Bryan Farrell is a Waging Nonviolence co-founder and editor. He also hosts and produces WNV's podcast, We Are Many. His work has appeared in The Guardian, The Nation, Mother Jones, Slate, Grist and Earth Island Journal.
We asked Scott Lucas, an expert in the Middle East conflict at University College Dublin, to explain the key issues that have led to the agreement and what it means for the future of the region.
The article explains why Ukrainian neutrality is still the key to peace, just as it was when Ukraine and Russia negotiated a draft peace agreement in March and April 2022, which the United States tragically rejected and blocked.