Four Years Into Putin’s War, Ukraine Peace Push Is Stalling
A person walks through a makeshift memorial to fallen Ukrainian and foreign soldiers in Kyiv on Feb. 23.
Photographer: Henry Nicholls/AFP/Getty Images
President Donald Trump’s efforts to end Russia’s invasion of Ukraine are stalling with peace talks deadlocked and the fighting largely at a stalemate after four years of war.
Allies say the US is pushing for a deal before Trump hosts the 250th anniversary celebrations of American independence on July 4. But there’s no indication that Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready to reach an agreement that doesn’t grant his central demands, according to senior European and NATO officials.