by Cassie B., Natural News:

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- The diplomatic path to ending the war in Ukraine has narrowed sharply after Russia’s foreign minister declared Moscow has permanently lost faith in Western peace promises.
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- Lavrov accused the West of imitating a willingness to negotiate while issuing ultimatums, citing a decade of broken agreements.
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- Moscow remains open to talks but only on root causes like Ukraine’s NATO ambitions, demanding Kyiv withdraw from four regions.
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- Some American analysts argue Washington is fumbling a diplomatic opening by treating fleeting Ukrainian gains as reason to delay negotiations.
- The case for open-ended U.S. involvement weakens as both sides grow exhausted and domestic problems go unaddressed.



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