Medea Benjamin is cofounder of CODEPINK and author of Kingdom of the Unjust: Behind the US-Saudi Connections. Kate Harveston is a journalist and a member of the CODEPINK communications team.
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.