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Should Ukraine Negotiate With Russia?

The Debate Over How to End the War There Can Be No Negotiations With Putin In “An Unwinabble War” (July/August 2023), Samuel Charap makes the case that Washington should “start facilitating an endgame” for the war in Ukraine. His argument rests on his assumption that a definitive outcome is out …

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NATO’s Vilnius Summit Holds the Key for Ukraine’s Reconstruction

At the NATO summit in Vilnius starting Tuesday, the transatlantic military alliance will plan the future of Western support for Ukraine, including a multiyear assistance package and upgraded political ties. Repelling Russia’s invasion will be top of mind. But longer-term security decisions will be just as important—if not more so—to …

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Moscow Closes Finland’s Consulate In St. Petersburg – OpEd

Even before it shuttered the Finnish consulate in St. Petersburg last week, Moscow had closed the consulates of the Baltic countries, the United States, the UK, and the Netherlands. But the closure of the Finnish outpost there effectively slammed shut Russia’s famed “window on Europe” because it had issued more …

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