After 3 years of brutal fighting in Eastern Europe, many would welcome an end to Russia's full-scale invasion, but a peace deal that would satisfy all remained elusive.

Russia and the US just held talks on ending the war in Ukraine— without Kyiv. The meeting was the first between Washington and Moscow since Russia's full-scale invasion of neighboring Ukraine some three years ago.

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The military deadlock, fatigue of public opinion and fear of escalation are all working in Moscow's favor, to the detriment of Europe, at a time when the latter is being abandoned by its American ally.

In an interview broadcast on Monday, President Vladimir Putin said U.S. companies stood to profit in Russia, but suggested a Ukraine peace deal was still far off.

But it is the eastern flank of Europe has always shouted the loudest about Russia. History and geography means they have to make some noise. With Washington now talking about peace with Moscow, Ukraine’s acceptance, and a Europe that has lost its values, those in the east are shouting even louder.

And over the past week, the administration has signaled it may be receptive to Moscow’s war-related ... to capitalize on power vacuums in Eastern Europe and elsewhere, with Crimea being a ...

Russia says its forces captured the village of Berezivka in their latest breakthrough in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk region, where Ukrainian defenses are creaking

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