The war by Russia against Ukraine won’t be ended without a closer than close meeting with high level delegations, and with the possibility of both Zelenskyy and Putin in attendance together.
This war is at the limits of European engagement with the world on the ground, and at a strong Russian border with Europe’s reality, it amounts to a point in time that cannot slip away easily.
The political poise of either country is going to be determined by what the leaders say about each other – or to one another. It filters the insults. It eliminates falsehoods. In real terms, it makes it all more stable.
