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Bartosz Wieliński

Bartosz Wieliński serves as the deputy editor-in-chief of Poland's Gazeta Wyborcza media outlet.

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As military options dwindle, US support is key to Ukraine's peace talks

Ukraine is exhausted. Low on manpower, ammunition, and, most importantly, morale, the country is slowly reckoning with the fact that the ongoing war may be unwinnable on the battlefield — at least for now. According to a Gallup survey published on Nov. 19, 52% of Ukrainians now say they want their country to negotiate an end to the war “as soon as possible.” However, the terms of such a settlement would depend on Washington as much, if not more, than on Kyiv. U.S. President-elect Donald Trump h