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Business InsiderNOV 2024
Report: Ukraine's EU Allies Quietly Discuss Prospect of Negotiations
Above: A woman walks in front of a destroyed house after Russian shelling in the town of Kostiantynivka, Ukraine, on Nov. 13, 2024. Image copyright: Verity
The Spin
Pro-establishment narrative
With Trump returning to the White House, threatening to cut aid to Ukraine and leaving it with a bad deal, EU leaders realize it may be better to brace this difficult topic themselves in the hopes it will at least secure Ukraine's long-term stability.
Pro-Russia narrative
Ukraine's allies are finally beginning to see sense that any peace deal, which Russia has long advocated for, would have to take on the realities on the ground. This is a welcome development.