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As Russia’s war on Ukraine rages on, neither country is likely to achieve a breakthrough this year — or even next. But that doesn’t mean it will be over soon. Moscow and Kyiv aren’t interested in negotiating an end to the war, or even settling for a frozen conflict, writes Ivo Daalder.

As lawmakers in Washington weigh sending billions more in federal support to Kyiv to help fight off Russian aggression, close to half of the U.S. public thinks the country is spending too much on aid to Ukraine, according to polling from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.

Russian president Vladimir Putin told the G20 leaders on Wednesday that it was time to think about how to stop the “tragedy” of the war in Ukraine which entered its 22nd month.

Wars don’t always end in peace. Conflicts can also end in a stalemate, sometimes for decades. Just look at Korea and Cyprus, which have been divided for 70 and 49 years, respectively. Ukraine may be heading for a similarly frozen conflict with Russia.

A former Nato secretary general has put forward a proposal for Ukraine to join the military alliance, but stripped of the territories occupied by Russia.

The European Union’s executive has recommended opening formal membership talks with Ukraine, as soon as it meets final conditions, in a major show of support for Kyiv in its battle against Russia.

As wars continue to rage in both Ukraine and Gaza, another battle is playing out in the United States Congress: over which country should receive aid money.

Russia has officially pulled out of an international security pact that restricts the use of conventional weapons, saying NATO’s expansion has made such cooperation impossible.