Ceasefire Framework Emerges

Russia, Ukraine and the US use the Abu Dhabi channel to define a limited ceasefire framework, with Europe briefed after the fact rather than seated at the table. This is plausible because all three direct participants have incentives to test a face-saving pause, even if the status of occupied territory remains unresolved.

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