Opinion

What if Putin Doesn’t Want Peace?

THE AGGRESSOR

Calls for the U.S. to push Ukraine to negotiate an end to the war require assuming a peace-minded Russia that doesn’t exist.

Nicholas Grossman
Nicholas Grossman
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