Nobody expected miracles from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s first meeting with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin. But as became clear in the wee hours of Dec. 10, the two have taken a step away from an unresolved conflict that doesn’t work for either of them and toward an unresolved conflict that could work for both.
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Leonid Bershidsky: Putin and Zelensky didn’t waste their first meeting
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.
