

“There is no desire in Ukraine to compromise. Haass totally dismissed the idea, stating, “Look, I’m not confident… Neither side right now has any desire to negotiate”. These previous peace talks had been sabotaged by Western governments. The mediator of the interview, Jack Kelly, asked Haass about the potential for peace talks, and if it would be possible to return to the kind of negotiations that Türkiye held in March 2022. The Council on Foreign Relations chief made these remarks on February 19 in Germany, in an interview at the Munich Security Conference. I don’t expect the next year to bring fundamental changes in who controls what amount of territory ”, Haass confessed. “If you ask me a year from now, if we were to meet again, I think we’re going to see something pretty similar to where we are. They want to bleed Russia (as Ukrainians die) /JnNPE8PXPM So why doesn't the West support peace talks? He expects no territorial changes in the next year of fighting. The president of the powerful US Council on Foreign Relations, Richard Haass, admitted the proxy war in Ukraine is frozen. Bush administration, during the lead-up to its illegal invasion of Iraq. Haass is a former US diplomat who served as director of policy planning for the State Department in the George W.


If anything, they’re escalating their demands”. He said he expects no territorial changes in the next year of fighting between Russia and NATO-backed Ukrainian forces.Īt the same time, he dismissed the possibility of peace negotiations to end the frozen conflict, insisting, “There is no desire in Ukraine to compromise.

The orchestra has worked with many renowned soloists and conductors and Emil Tabakov was Music Director of the orchestra in 2002-2008.The president of the powerful US government-linked Council on Foreign Relations, Richard Haass, has argued that the proxy war in Ukraine is frozen. It is composed of musicians from Bilkent University in Ankara, Turkey and from 12 other countries. It was founded in 1993 and is the first private international orchestra in Turkey. The Bilkent Symphony Orchestra has a very interesting history. He has played as soloist in the United Kingdom, Spain, Germany, Holland, Portugal, Turkey, Bulgaria, the USA. Tim Hugh, soloist of the Concerto for Violoncello is a laureate of the Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow and is Principal Cellist with the London Symphony Orchestra. He has recorded more than 250 symphonic and operatic works (one of the first CDs released by Gega New features Stravinsky’s “Firebird” and Tabakov’s Concerto for Orchestra performed by Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by him – GD 102). Emil Tabakov has conducted orchestras and opera productions in Germany, England, Denmark, Sweden, Poland, France, Italy, Russia, Iceland, Romania, Austria, Switzerland, the USA, Australia, Canada, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, Brazil, Israel, the Netherlands, South Africa, etc. He started conducting the Russe Philharmonic Orchestra, then the Sofia Soloists Chamber Ensemble, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra, Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra, Bilkent Symphony Orchestra – Ankara, Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra. His carrier as a conductor is not less impressive. His first more significant piece is the ballet “Sashka” written in 1967 when he was a student at the “Pancho Vladigerov” National Academy of Music, Sofia currently his works include: another ballet, 8 symphonies, 9 concertos for various instruments, 5 pieces for symphony orchestra, chamber and extensive vocal and instrumental works. They belong to the rich and diverse work output of the composer. The works were written in different periods: the Concerto for Violoncello in 2006 and the orchestra piece “Ad Infinitum” (“To Eternity”) – in 1989. Emil Tabakov presents two of his works recorded with the Bilkent Symphony Orchestra of Turkey.
