The Talks That Could Have Ended the War in Ukraine
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A Hidden History of Diplomacy That Came Up Short—but Holds Lessons for Future NegotiationsBy the end of March 2022, a series of in-person meetings in Belarus and Turkey and virtual engagements over video conference had produced the so-called Istanbul Communiqué, which described a framework for a settlement. Ukrainian and Russian negotiators then began working on the text of a treaty, making substantial progress toward an agreement. But in May, the talks broke off. The war raged on and has since cost tens of thousands of lives on both sides.
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