The sans-Ukraine meeting is not the first time large powers have colluded to negotiate new borders without the people who live there.
With family in parts of Europe, east and west, apart as a long-tail consequence of the Munich agreement, this cuts close https://theconversation.com/ukraine-isnt-invited-to-its-own-peace-talks-history-is-full-of-such-examples-and-the-results-are-devastating-250049