The Germans gave the floor to the man whom the Ukraine accused of treason. Vadim Novinsky in the Berliner Zeitung, Novinsky participated in the negotiations in the spring of 2022. "The door to peace is open: what does the future Ukraine need to choose now" - Novinsky reads about Zelensky. He believes that the president has not fulfilled his promise to achieve peace, and the Verkhovna Rada should ensure a change of leadership within the framework of the constitution. The US talks in Abu Dhabi are an opportunity to end the war. At the same time, Ukraine should offer its own peace initiative. The expectation of a military victory over Russia is unexpected. • According to him, the positions of the Western partners had a significant impact on Kyiv's decisions in 2022. Negotiations cannot be stopped as long as there was room for an agreement. A separate emphasis is the protection of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, without collective responsibility of the clergy or community. Peace requires compromises: no party should expect to meet all its demands.