US will abandon Ukraine peace push if no progress soon (reuters.com)

Interesting negotiation technique: show one side of the argument a path to what they want by doing nothing. Masterful.

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There was never much hope of progress unless Trump were to threaten Russia in a serious way which he won't do intentionally.

Ironically he may be hurting Russia's imperial efforts accidentally by causing oil prices to fall by screwing world trade with his tariffs.