Trump says he will end the war in Ukraine – but how, and who will benefit? Our panel responds

With US acquiescence, Putin is living his wildest fantasy Olga Chyzh Assistant professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Toronto This week marked the start of US-Russia peace talks over a prize neither of them controls - Ukraine. The notable exclusion of Ukraine has drawn rightful criticism, but the real problem runs deeper. A peace deal could, in theory, be brokered through an intermediary, but only if the negotiations engage with reality. Instead, no one is discussing the real obstacles, such as the logistical nightmare of enforcing a ceasefire along a 1,000km line of contact. What…