How not to end a war: 3 lessons from the last time Ukraine and Russia agreed a ceasefire deal
The last time Ukraine signed a peace accord with Russia, 10 years ago, it brought only sporadic violence, mounting distrust, and eventually full-scale war. Here’s what we can learn from that history.
Putin is punting on a Ukraine ceasefire deal. Trump seems OK with it.
In trying to get Russia to the negotiating table, the president continues to give its leader a degree of latitude and deference he denied Zelenskyy.
Ukraine loses a ceasefire bargaining chip as its troops retreat from Russian land
As momentum builds for a ceasefire with Russia , Ukraine has all but lost a valuable bargaining chip. The Ukrainian army stunned Russia in August by attacking across the border and taking control of an estimated 1,
What Has Putin Said About the Ukraine Ceasefire Deal?
Russian President Vladimir Putin made his first comments on a U.S.-brokered ceasefire deal for Ukraine on Thursday following talks with his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko. Putin spoke in Russian.
Russia has reservations about Ukraine ceasefire deal as US arrives for talks
U.S. officials arrived in Moscow discuss the proposed 30-day pause in fighting between Ukraine and Russia, but Russia is wary of the deal.
US 'cautiously optimistic' about Ukraine ceasefire deal
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said he is "cautiously optimistic" about a Ukraine ceasefire, but admitted a deal wouldn’t be easy or straightforward. Meanwhile, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has accused President Putin of deliberately setting conditions that drag out talks.
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Volodymyr Zelensky faces pushback against ‘Minsk 3’ in ceasefire talks
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Lukashenka Upset By Russian Politicians
He is ‘periodically’ accused of ‘dependency’ in Russia. On 14 March, in his speech in the Federation Council of the Russian ...
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Minsk could be the best place to host potential trilateral talks between the U.S., Ukraine, and Russia, Kremlin spokesperson ...
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Lukashenko invites Trump, Zelensky, Putin to hold talks in Minsk
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How Not to End the War in Ukraine
Russian and U.S. officials met in Saudi Arabia to begin talks to end the war in Ukraine—the first such high-level dialogue to ...
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Minsk is hosting the 32nd International Book Fair from March 12 to 16, with Chinese books widely represented on shelves.
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