American and European officials may be discussing peace negotiations to end the Ukraine-Russia war.
According to reporting from NBC:
U.S. and European officials have begun quietly talking to the Ukrainian government about what possible peace negotiations with Russia might entail to end the war, according to one current senior U.S. official and one former senior U.S. official familiar with the discussions.
The conversations have included very broad outlines of what Ukraine might need to give up to reach a deal, the officials said. Some of the talks, which officials described as delicate, took place last month during a meeting of representatives from more than 50 nations supporting Ukraine, including NATO members, known as the Ukraine Defense Contact Group, the officials said.
The war in Eastern Europe may have become too inconvenient to perpetuate. Western officials say the war has reached a stalemate and they’re concerned the public has lost its stomach to continue throwing money at it. “Biden administration officials also are worried that Ukraine is running out of forces, while Russia has a seemingly endless supply, officials said,” NBC reported.
The Israel-Hamas war may also be playing a role in this development. “There is unease in the U.S. government with how much less public attention the war in Ukraine has garnered since the Israel-Hamas war began nearly a month ago, the officials said,” NBC reported. “Officials fear that shift could make securing additional aid for Kyiv more difficult.”
The mainstream narrative of the war in Eastern Europe seems to have take a sudden turn toward reality. Since the beginning, American media consistently broadcast a narrative meant to convince the public that Ukraine can win. But on Monday, Time published a piece that included comments from one of Volodymyr Zelensky’s closest aides, who said, “We’re out of options. We’re not winning. But try telling him that.”
Even CNN put out a report broadcasting this reality:
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