Russia's President Vladimir Putin says he wishes "eternal peace" for Ukraine. That is the same Russian president who ordered the full-scale invasion of Russia's neighbour nearly five years ago and who continues to reject the idea of a comprehensive ceasefire. The Kremlin spelt it out after talks with US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner: "A new, long-term architecture of indivisible security and peace." Translated from Kremlin-speak, it means Moscow wants to change the security set-up of Europe in a way that benefits Russia. What Russia is pushing for is, potentially, the biggest change to European security arrangements since the end of the Cold War.
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