OP-ED

John E. Herbst: A serious but flawed look at peace in the Donbas

Published May 5, 2020 at 2:37 am

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky (R) walking in a trench with an officer during his visit of an Ukrainian army position near the village of Petrivske, in the Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, on April 11, 2020.

Photo by Ukrainian Presidential press-service

The International Crisis Group (ICG) issued a report on April 28 designed to promote a negotiated settlement to Moscow’s war on Ukraine. The ICG has a well-deserved reputation for its efforts to advance peaceful solutions to conflicts worldwide, so its focus on the Donbas is serious and deserves scrutiny.