So, Russia and Ukraine are still as far apart as ever, with the two warring countries unable to make a significant breakthrough in direct talks in Istanbul. While there was agreement to exchange more prisoners,

Historian Timothy Snyder asserts President Donald Trump himself is “the barrier” to peace in Ukraine, citing Trump’s failure to grasp the conflict’s fundamentals and Russia’s imperial ambitions. -This critique comes as Trump,

Russia took weeks to present to Ukraine with a “memorandum” setting out its conditions for a ceasefire, as well as key guidelines for a comprehensive treaty to end the 3-year-old war