A Week of Tumultuous Diplomacy Leaves Ukraine Virtually Where It Started.

Analysis by Nick Paton Walsh, CNN A lot has happened this week, but what's most telling is what hasn't materialized. The first direct talks between Ukraine and Russia should have heralded a new era of diplomacy aimed at resolving Europe's biggest conflict since World War II. However, their context, brevity, and limited results gave skeptics more reason to continue doubting that Moscow wants peace. The three conclusions—a prisoner exchange, renew…

Analysis by Nick Paton Walsh, CNN A lot has happened this week, but what's most telling is what hasn't materialized. The first direct talks between Ukraine and Russia should have heralded a new era of diplomacy aimed at resolving Europe's biggest conflict since World War II. However, their context, brevity, and limited results gave skeptics more reason to continue doubting that Moscow wants peace. The three conclusions—a prisoner exchange, renew…

Analysis: A whiplash week of diplomacy leaves Ukraine much where it started

Diplomacy travelled a long distance this week to essentially return to zero.

A whiplash week of diplomacy leaves Ukraine much where it started - Egypt Independent

Kyiv CNN  —  Much has happened this week, but what failed to transpire is the more telling. The first direct talks between Ukraine and Russia should have heralded a new era of diplomacy towards solving Europe’s largest conflict since World War II. Instead, their context, brevity and limited outcome provided skeptics with more reasons to doubt Moscow wants peace. The three conclusions – a prisoner swap, further talks about their presidents meetin…

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A tumultuous week has brought Ukraine to the same point from which it began. Review of foreign media materials May 16