If President Donald Trump’s summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin last week in Alaska was designed to bring some clarity to conflict-ending diplomacy, it failed. The talks generated more questions than answers, with the Russians insisting on a Ukrainian withdrawal from the Donbas region, Trump claiming that significant progress was made and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reiterating that under no circumstances will Kyiv trade away territory for an unjust peace.

Trump’s subsequent meetings on Monday at the White House with Zelenskyy and several European leaders came at a critical time in a war deep into its fourth year. All the sides continue to stress the necessity of a peace agreement that ends the killing, provides Kyiv with security guarantees and ensures the Russians h

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