According the Trump, "we made a lot of progress on ending that war." My quick assessment of the just completed Mar-a-Lago summit between President's Zelenskyy and Trump. It examines key leader statements, and their potential meaning. In the article, I also examine Putin’s strategic calculus in the wake of the latest peace summit.
But war is a complex human endeavour which generally resists quick, simple solutions. We should set realistic expectations about the meeting’s outcomes and the way ahead in achieving a just war termination agreement.