Cosmopolitics by Elise Labott

Cosmopolitics by Elise Labott

Ukraine's peace trap

Talks on ending the war are following troubling historical patterns

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Elise Labott
Mar 06, 2025
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When I watched President Zelensky walk out of the White House last Friday, flashing that defiant thumbs-up to reporters, he wasn't surrendering. He was signaling resistance to a troubling historical pattern. We've been here before - not just once, but repeatedly. And the ending is rarely kind to those who placed their faith in American promises.

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