Morning Jolt: Putin’s Idea of a Fair Deal

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March 01 2024

Putin's Idea of a Fair Deal

On the menu today: A glimpse at what Vladimir Putin sees as a fair deal to end his invasion of Ukraine.

Russia's Untenable Terms for Peace in Ukraine

Earlier in the week, I noted a poll that found 48 percent of American adults preferred that the U.S., "continue providing financial aid [to Ukraine] with specific conditions requiring diplomatic progress (i.e., negotiations to reach a settlement to the conflict)."

"A settlement to the conflict" sounds so nice in the abstract. The conflict is war, and "a settlement" means peace, so who could be opposed to that, right?

But that question assumes that there's a serious offer on the table that would lead to a lasting peace. New reporting reaffirms that there is not.

Reporters for the Wall Street Journal have seen the Russian proposal to end the war, dating to a few months after it started, and ...

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