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Ukraine Talks Put Security Guarantees on the Agenda, Again
· New York time
US-mediated talks on ending the Russia-Ukraine war began in Abu Dhabi, with security guarantees expected to be a focus, the White House said. Delegations from Ukraine, Russia and the United States are taking part in the two-day session, the first such meeting since February. Security guarantees are easy to place on an agenda and much harder to make credible. Any arrangement would have to address what commitments might deter future fighting and which countries would be willing to undertake them. For Ukraine, the durability of protection is central to the value of any agreement. The terms would also matter to European governments and to the United States, whose security relationships extend across the continent. The resumption of talks is a diplomatic development, not a completed settlement. Delegations can bring proposals into the same room without resolving the differences between them. The White House has identified a focus for discussion, but the shape of any guarantees remains a matter for negotiation. Diplomacy is excellent at creating a calendar invitation for an exceptionally difficult problem. The invitation says where everyone should meet and how long the room is reserved. It does not include a button marked Make the Security Architecture Agree With Itself.
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