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MIXED SIGNALS FROM UKRAINE'S PRESIDENT AND HIS AIDES LEAVE WEST CONFUSED ABOUT HIS END GAME
Volodymyr Zelensky faces agonizing choices at the negotiating table with Russia. His government is still sorting out what may be acceptable, say U.S. and European officials.
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The secretive rounds of meetings between Russian and Ukrainian negotiators hold the key to ending the conflict but also carry broader implications for European security depending on how the warring parties settle their differences. IF Russian President Vladimir can use military force to compel political change in Ukraine, he could use the same tactic elsewhere, U.S. and European officials fear.

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