Russia rejects a new Ukrainian proposal for peace talks.

As the battle for Ukraine turns into a bloody, mile-by-mile fight in numbing cold, Ukrainian and Russian officials have insisted that they are willing to discuss making peace. But it is increasingly clear that both sides’ demands even to start talks are flatly unacceptable to the other, leading American and European officials to conclude that serious discussions on ending the war are unlikely in the near future. Read more

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