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It's Time for Kiev to Stop 'Bravado' & Sit Down at Negotiating Table, South African Researcher Says

It's Time for Kiev to Stop 'Bravado' & Sit Down at Negotiating Table, South African Researcher Says

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It's Time for Ukraine to Stop 'Bravado' and Sit Down at Negotiating Table, South African Researcher Says"Zelensky will have to be truthful. Otherwise, […] the... 20.05.2025, Sputnik Africa

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It's Time for Ukraine to Stop 'Bravado' and Sit Down at Negotiating Table, South African Researcher Says"Zelensky will have to be truthful. Otherwise, […] the Russians are just going to look at him and say, what clownish behavior is this now? Can we be serious?" Dr. Oscar van Heerden of the University of Johannesburg told Sputnik Africa. Peace talks are inevitable, Ukraine can't "continue forcing old men and young boys into conscription and sending them to the frontline," the researcher noted.He also drew a parallel to South Africa's 1990s talks that ended apartheid — emphasizing the need for truth and compromise.

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