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Putin meets with military commanders at a command center in Russia on Oct. 15, 2026.
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Another round of peace-talk masquerade awaits Ukraine

by Megi Benia

The planned resumption of trilateral negotiations between Ukraine, Russia and the United States in Abu Dhabi in early November is already being presented in several Western capitals as evidence that diplomacy has regained its momentum, but a return to the negotiating table should not be confused with genuine progress toward peace. Unless the process confronts the fundamental obstacles to a durable settlement, it risks rewarding Russia for prolonging a war it has failed to win on its original te

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