Leonid Bershidsky, Columnist

The Brexit Talks Are Going in Circles

And they hadn't progressed very far to begin with. Blame the U.K.'s indecision.

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The most interesting part of the draft Brexit agreement the European Union published Wednesday is its complete disregard for the topsy-turvy mess that is U.K.'s internal politics. Something has been happening there every day -- a major speech, a heated exchange, a clash of ambitions. Yet the EU's position hasn't evolved since the preliminary deal in December, and perhaps since the sides started talking.

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