Peace in Ukraine

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/may/08/peace-in-ukraine-russia

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The Russian president's council for human rights proposes that the UN and the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe should do everything possible to promote international negotiations with the aim of ending the violence in Ukraine. Chancellor Merkel and President Putin have apparently also discussed a similar initiative by phone. It is in everyone's interest – in the rest of Europe as well as in the US, and not least in both Russia and Ukraine – that all sides should drop their pugnacious rhetoric and urgently support this proposal. Ukraine is becoming a failed state and the result could be all-out civil war – which indeed is already starting.Charles Grant Director, Centre for European ReformJonathan Haslam Professor of the history of international relations, University of CambridgeGeoffrey Hosking Emeritus professor of Russian history, University College LondonDame Caroline Humphrey Professor emerita and director of research, University of CambridgeCatriona Kelly Professor of Russian, University of OxfordAnatol Lieven Professor of war studies, Kings College LondonDominic Lieven Senior research fellow, Trinity College CambridgeRobert Service Emeritus professor of Russian history, University of OxfordLord (Robert) Skidelsky House of LordsStephen White James Bryce professor of politics, University of Glasgow