Ukraine is not in a strong enough position to start negotiations with Russia to end the armed conflict, states Victoria Nuland, former US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs. During an interview with Politico, a former US official who has long been involved in US foreign policy toward Ukraine and Russia was asked whether it was a mistake not to push Kyiv to hold peace talks with Moscow in 2022, and she replied that, in her opinion, there was no mistake. “They were not in a strong enough position then. They’re not in a strong enough position now,” Nuland said. Negotiations between Uk…