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Three Days to Prove Peace Is Possible. Both Sides Have Agreed. That's the Problem.
Trump announced a Ukraine-Russia ceasefire today that both sides confirmed. A 72-hour window starting Victory Day is either the beginning of a deal or the staging ground for a better-positioned restart.
Zelenskyy Flew to Baku and Offered to Meet Putin There. The Market Gives It Less Than 1% Odds by April 30.
Ukraine's president is proposing tripartite talks in a country that sold weapons to Russia and shares a mediator with both sides. The gesture is real. The ceasefire is not.
Ukraine Wants a Four-Way Summit. Russia Says Negotiations Are Not a Priority.
Ukraine's foreign minister proposed a Zelenskyy-Putin meeting in Turkey with Trump and Erdogan present. Russia's Lavrov responded that talks are 'not a top priority' at the Antalya forum where both were speaking.
Europe Is Trying to Win a War the US Stopped Funding
Zelenskyy rejected a 'NATO-light' deal in Berlin, signed 10 defense agreements with Germany, and now expects a $105 billion EU loan after Orban's election loss. The market says there's still only a 10.5% chance of a ceasefire by June 30.