Ukrainian Visions of Peace: (Re-)Shaping Peace through Victory
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How can peace be achieved in Ukraine following Russia’s full-scale invasion of February 2022? In contrast to the impulse of many in the field of peacebuilding to call for concessions through a negotiated settlement, Ukrainian voices have consistently called for support of its military self-defense to achieve peace through victory. Heeding the peacebuilding field’s stated commitment to the principle of local ownership, by which those affected by war should take the lead in the pursuit of peace, this article analyzes Ukrainian articulations of peace at the governmental, civil society, and grassroots levels since 2022. We find that Ukrainians view peace primarily through the lens of victory. Taking these Ukrainian visions of peace seriously, we discuss potential tensions and challenges contained in the notion of peace through victory, including tensions between peace by armed resistance and peace by peaceful means, between the goals of Ukrainian victory and defeat of Russian imperialism, between peace and justice, as well as between militarization and democracy. The article concludes with a call for deeper scholarly and practitioner engagement with Ukrainian conceptions of peace through victory.
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How can peace be achieved in Ukraine following Russia’s full-scale invasion of February 2022? In contrast to the impulse of many in the field of peacebuilding to call for concessions through a negotiated settlement, Ukrainian voices have consistently called for support of its military self-defense to achieve peace through victory. Heeding the peacebuilding field’s stated commitment to the principle of local ownership, by which those affected by war should take the lead in the pursuit of peace, this article analyzes Ukrainian articulations of peace at the governmental, civil society, and grassroots levels since 2022. We find that Ukrainians view peace primarily through the lens of victory. Taking these Ukrainian visions of peace seriously, we discuss potential tensions and challenges contained in the notion of peace through victory, including tensions between peace by armed resistance and peace by peaceful means, between the goals of Ukrainian victory and defeat of Russian imperialism, between peace and justice, as well as between militarization and democracy. The article concludes with a call for deeper scholarly and practitioner engagement with Ukrainian conceptions of peace through victory.
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