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Zelenskyy and EU Leaders Set Out Five Conditions for Russia Peace

Are these the necessary conditions of a just and lasting peace or an ultimatum that's designed to be rejected?

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Zelenskyy and EU Leaders Set Out Five Conditions for Russia Peace

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Above: The leaders of France, Germany, the U.K. and Ukraine outside 10 Downing Street in London on June 7. Image credit: Lucy North/PA Images/Getty Images

The Spin

Pro-establishment narrative

Allies reaffirmed their support for Ukraine and emphasized the inextricable link between Ukraine's security, prosperity and sovereignty and wider Euro-Atlantic security. Their statement outlines the conditions needed for a just and lasting peace.

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Establishment-critical narrative

The statement by Ukraine's allies is nothing more than an ultimatum that's designed to be rejected. Their aim is to continue the carnage as, in their eyes, nothing but the strategic defeat of Russia is the acceptable outcome of this war.

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