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No End

Wars often end long before the shooting stops. They end when one side concludes it cannot win, when both sides accept the limits of military power, or when external actors impose a framework that neither can ignore.

Endgame Signals

For the first time since the Ukraine war began, Moscow appears to be preparing its public not for escalation, but for transition. President Vladimir Putin’s recent suggestion that the conflict may be “coming to an end” was not a peace declaration.

Peace without trust

The recent diplomatic flurry ~ marked by talks in Moscow between US envoys and Russia, followed by a three-day session in Florida between US and Ukrainian negotiators ~ was meant to build momentum toward peace.

Sanctions Gamble

US President Donald Trump’s latest ultimatum to America’s allies underscores how trade has become a central weapon in the struggle over Ukraine.

Under Biden, US-Russia ties lowered to ‘unprecedented level’: Kremlin

Moscow on Wednesday said that it is not surprised by the record-long absence of a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his American counterpart Donald Trump, given the "unprecedented deterioration" of Russia-US relations during the tenure of former US President Joe Biden.