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Ukraine peace talks end with no breakthrough – but Europe may be set to return from the cold

By Bo Petersson, Professor of Political Science, Malmö University

The first talks between Russia and Ukraine in nine months have concluded. The most positive thing that can be said about the US-mediated meeting in Abu Dhabi was that the dialogue did not break down and the parties seemed to agree to further meetings.

There was also at least one tangible result. Russia and Ukraine agreed on a large-scale exchange of prisoners of war, the magnitude…

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