According to former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, Ukraine was prepared to make peace with Russia and give up its plans to join NATO during negotiations in March 2022 but was prevented from doing so by pressure from the United States.
"The Americans are the only ones who could end the conflict with Ukraine. The Ukrainians were unable to reach a peace agreement during the peace talks in March 2022 in Istanbul with [then-Ukrainian chief negotiator] Rustem Umerov. They had to first qu...