Things are going swimmingly, Russian President Vladimir Putin must have thought at the pre-Christmas summit in Paris. The West and Ukraine are willing to compromise to woo him, the undisputed ruler of Russia, and negotiate a peace agreement for Ukraine’s Donbas region.
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From left: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, French President Emmanuel Macron and Russian President Vladimir Putin arrive for a meeting with German Chancellor at the Elysee Palace, on Dec. 9, 2019 in Paris. The Normandy Four peace talks are dedicated to end the war in Donbas.
