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Trump-Putin Call Yields No Public Breakthrough on Ukraine With FT Pondering If U.S. Done Mediating

May 19, 2025
Rachman: Putin’s reasons to believe time’s on his side.
Analysis

Andrew S. Weiss on Russia: Insights and Recommendations

Julian Gonzales-Poirier, RM Staff May 16, 2025 RM Exclusives
A through line in Weiss’ views is that Putin has directed great resources—resources that have and will continue to diminish Russia’s long-term security and prosperity—to “make Russia great again.”
Analysis

Battlefield Conditions Impacting Ukraine Peace Negotiations

Alex Vershinin April 18, 2025 RM Exclusives
Historically in many conflicts, peace negotiations lasted years, even as the war raged on. Thus, the balance of power—measured in resources, losses and quality of strategic leadership—are critical to the outcome of negotiations.
News
Trump-Putin Call Yields No Public Breakthrough on Ukraine With FT Pondering If U.S. Done Mediating
May 19, 2025
Analysis
Andrew S. Weiss on Russia: Insights and Recommendations
May 16, 2025
Analysis
Battlefield Conditions Impacting Ukraine Peace Negotiations
April 18, 2025
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No Perfect Solutions: Jake Sullivan on Policy Making, Strategy for Turbulent Times

Dasha Zhukauskaite, Chris Conway
Former national security advisor Jake Sullivan spoke on implementing high risk national security policy vis-a-vis Russia and Ukraine in conditions of great uncertainty, along with the critical importance of working with allies to secure vital U.S. na...
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US Intel Sticks to View of Russia as Adversary Prepared to Pay ‘Very High Price’ to Prevail in Ukraine

Simon Saradzhyan
The 2025 Worldwide Threat Assessment put out by the Trump administration names Russia and the growing cooperation between it, China, Iran and North Korea among threats to U.S. interests globally.
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Analysis

Ian Bremmer on Russia-Ukraine, "Reverse Nixon," Iran Nuclear Deal, and Demographic Decline

Dasha Zhukauskaite, Chris Conway
In this exclusive interview with Russia Matters, Belfer Center senior fellow Ian Bremmer answers Russia Matters' questions about Russia and Ukraine, Iran and global demographic decline.
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Fiona Hill Argues Putin Has No Incentive for Durable Peace in Ukraine

Dasha Zhukauskaite
In conversation with Lucian Kim and Yevgenia Albats, Hill argued that Putin's broader objective in the peace talks is to achieve a rapprochement with the U.S. while deferring substantive negotiations on the war itself.
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Analysis

What Americans Believe About Ending the War in Ukraine

William A. Galston, Jordan Muchnick
The sympathies of the American people are clearly engaged in the struggle between an invading power [Russia] and a country seeking to preserve its sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity [Ukraine].
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Strong Support for Ceasefire in Russia and Ukraine, But to What End?

Simon Saradzhyan
Recent polls held in Russia and Ukraine suggest a 30-day ceasefire would enjoy support by around 50% of respondents or more, exceeding the shares of those who oppose it in both countries by significant margins.
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Analysis

To End the Ukraine War, Trump Should Think Like Ike

Graham T. Allison
Harvard Kennedy School's Graham T. Allison argues that if Trump can repeat Eisenhower's approach to ending the Korean War... Trump will be able to claim that he has achieved the peace “deal of the century.”
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Analysis

Comparing Pathways to Peace in Ukraine

Masha Hedberg
How can the war in Ukraine end? Is a negotiated settlement possible? If so, what would it take to achieve it? This review of 25 peace proposals examines the range of options on the table and assesses their viability as effective blueprints for ending...
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