This is Jonathan Powell, the “architect” who is looking for peace in Ukraine and has also helped the end of the age
The search for a peace agreement for the War of UkraineThe Russian invasion of that country continues. The second round of Mediation between Moscow and Kiev by the United States It already has a date. Russians and Ukrainians will meet next Monday with American negotiators to defend their red lines.
They will meet again with a delegation of USA In Saudi Arabia And they will do it first time, separately. On this occasion they come after both parties accepted the agreement of Trump y Putin This Tuesday in which The attacks on energy infrastructures have been agreed for 30 days. That above the relative fire is the culmination of two weeks of negotiations in which they also participated United Kingdom, France y Germany.
Trump’s men try, but any peace negotiation needs inhabitants; People with temperament and knowledge, of international relationships but also of human relationships. In the case of the Ukrainian war One of those men is Jonathan Powell. During the weekend he was in Ukraine by discussing the terms of the proposal with which I write Volodímir Zelenski And his head of the cabinet, Andrei Yermak, before Ukraine and the United States present urgent negotiations to reach it.
A few hours after the peace plan, British sources made it known Among his architects there was Powell. “There will be no total victory, the Ukrainians do not march over Moscow, as happened in the Second World War, and will impose their conditions. Even if Putin leaves, there will be negotiations,” says Powell.
In his curriculum it is the achievement of peace in Northern Ireland or your help to reach the end of AND. Is currently Prime Minister’s security business consultant British, Keir Starmerto which he impressed while he directed the government negotiations to return the Chagos islands to Mauricio. Second The guardianPowell is the bridge between Zelenski and Trump.
An expert in negotiation and mediation
It is a veteran of the years of the new work “that has been revealed as one of the Most important figures in the configuration of British foreign policy Bajo Starmer, “says El Diario. In the words of Emily Thornberry, president of the work of the Commission for common foreign affairs”, Powell has gained his money.
It was essential to define the position of the United Kingdom after the disagreement between Trump and Zelenski in the oval office. He suggested to the Prime Minister not to react publicly But put on the phone with both leaders. And that did it. “The idea that you spoke with Americans, Germans and French, preparing the offer and then going to Ukraine and processing the answer is a result”, Decarró Thornberry Radio 4 of BBC.
First of all, Powell was a diplomat and worked on Negotiations to return Hong Kong to China and in the conversations of control of armaments with the Soviet Union in the mid -years.
With 38 years old he started working Tony Blairfirst in opposition and then as head of the cabinet during his mandate between 1997 and 2007. At that time contributed to negotiating the agreement of Good FridayThe northern Ireland process. Powell also helped in Spain The age will abandon the armed struggle. He participated in the international conference to promote the resolution of the conflict in the Basque country, better known as the International Peace Conference of Donostia-San Sebastián, in October 2011.
Prepared, patient and peaceful
It was clear that negotiation and mediation are good. Therefore, they were already the halls of power, he founded Inter Media, a Non -profit organization for the resolution of conflicts. This man, married twice and father of four children, knows how to do it: he is prepared, he has patience and exhibitions serenity.
At 67, with another job, he returned to the government. Who have worked with him in the last year say that it is Quiet and expert man who is not looking for importance. “He has an air in person who has already done all this before,” said a colleague, second The Guardian.
Richard English, director of the Mitchell Institute of the Queen’s University of Belfast, knows him well where Powell is an honorary professor. “His Willingness to forge relations with ancient enemies of the government was vital … his experience led him to claim that dialogue and collaboration are often left too late “, the Englishman said to Political.
Another colleague, Peter Ricketts, who was a director for national security David CameronHe talked about Powell like “That crucial international connection” between the United States and the United Kingdom. With Cameron it was the special correspondent of the United Kingdom in Libya to promote the dialogue between the rival factions of the country.
Jealousy and doubts in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
But both honors end up having its counterpart. Why, is Powell the Foreign Minister or at least one of his second swords? Well no. It is nothing more (and nothing less) than Prime Minister Advisor. However, Has become the main foreign policy consultant 10 of Downing Street.
Who aroused the suspicion of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. “He raised the concern that Powell is transforming too many dishes and begins to appear Crack,” says the British newspaper. Because, moreover, the brightness of Powell is opaque the figure of the true head of the Foreign Office, David Lammy.
