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Russia-Ukraine War: Is a diplomatic solution possible?

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Russia-Ukraine War: Is a diplomatic solution possible?

It sounds feels almost naive to ask the quesiton, but here it goes: can diplomacy end the war in Ukraine? No one expects Putin to start playing ball, but might there be a way out of a war where there appears to be no end to the bloodletting and combat? Marie Yovanovitch, former US Ambassador to Ukraine, doesn't think we should treat Russia with kid gloves while holding Ukraine's feet to the fire.

Ukraine's counteroffensive on the brink

GZERO World with Ian Bremmer

Ukraine's counteroffensive on the brink

Months into the long-awaited Ukrainian counteroffensive. Kyiv has little to show for its military push. So why hasn't it been more effective? And if a military resolution to the conflict isn’t coming any time soon, could a diplomatic solution be back on the table? Ian Bremmer addresses these questions with former US ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch on GZERO World.

Saudi-led peace talks on Ukraine

Saudi-led peace talks on Ukraine

Ian Bremmer's Quick Take: The Saudis are saying that they are going to host a broad peace conference on Ukraine this weekend. Lots to unpack here. First of all, the Ukrainians are going. It looks like the Americans are sending Jake Sullivan, the national security advisor. And the Ukrainians are saying that these talks will be on the basis of the ten-point peace plan that they rolled out last year.

Xi plays peace broker

Xi plays peace broker

Ian Bremmer's Quick Take: The big news of the week was Xi Jinping, President of China, finally, belatedly, but importantly reaching out directly to President Volodymyr Zelensky. They spoke for an hour. Coming out of it, the Chinese told Zelensky that they would very much support doing a lot to directly provide economic support for reconstruction, but in return, they want to see a ceasefire: in other words, ending this war as soon as possible.