First Vietnam, Then Afghanistan: Is Ukraine Next? By Bashir Mobasher Copyright © IPS - Inter Press Service --

Mar 10 2025 (IPS) - The ongoing war in Ukraine has raised difficult questions for U.S. foreign policy. With U.S. and Russian leaders engaged in direct talks in Saudi Arabia over the future of the conflict, many are left wondering whether the Ukraine crisis could become another Afghanistan or Vietnam—two conflicts where the U.S. pursued peace talks with its adversaries while sidelining local governments, leading to catastrophic outcomes. Drawing lessons from these past negotiations and the eventual collapse of South Vietnam in 1975 and the Republic regime in Afghanistan in 2021, one cannot help but wonder whether Ukraine could face a similar fate unless the U.S. carefully navigates these talks with a more inclusive approach. https://www.ipsnews.net/2025/03/first-vietnam-afghanistan-ukraine-next/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=first-vietnam-afghanistan-ukraine-next Copyright © IPS - Inter Press Service -- IPS Inter Press Service · Via Sabotino 45 · Rome, Italy 00195 · Italy