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BRZEZINSKI David Ignatius from ░░░░░░░░ that we know where ░░░░░░░░ these peace talks stand ░░░░░░░░ how is Ukraine faring ░░░░░░░░ this IGNATIUS So Mika ░░░░░░░░ they stand is just ░░░░░░░░ the starting line the ░░░░░░░░ beginning Ukraine agreed to ░░░░░░░░ broad ceasefire on all ░░░░░░░░ Russia wouldn t and ░░░░░░░░ a ceasefire limited to ░░░░░░░░ infrastructure There s been ░░░░░░░░ in this latest round ░░░░░░░░ Saudi Arabia about whether ░░░░░░░░ means energy infrastructure or ░░░░░░░░ and infrastructure The desire ░░░░░░░░ to broaden this initial ░░░░░░░░ day ceasefire to include ░░░░░░░░ Black Sea so that ░░░░░░░░ operations would also be ░░░░░░░░ and then eventually to ░░░░░░░░ it a ceasefire on ░░░░░░░░ fronts which is what ░░░░░░░░ initially agreed to I ░░░░░░░░ there s a deeper ░░░░░░░░ and your lead into ░░░░░░░░ discussion illustrated it is ░░░░░░░░ Trump and his chief ░░░░░░░░ Steve Witkoff in effect ░░░░░░░░ Russian positions in these ░░░░░░░░ Witkoff in an interview ░░░░░░░░ Tucker Carlson on Friday ░░░░░░░░ extraordinarily sympathetic to Putin ░░░░░░░░ an account of how ░░░░░░░░ had gone to church ░░░░░░░░ prayed for Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ he was wounded in ░░░░░░░░ terrible assassination attempt did ░░░░░░░░ he could to make ░░░░░░░░ sound like a sympathetic ░░░░░░░░ and also seemed to ░░░░░░░░ endorsing the Kremlin s ░░░░░░░░ that it should be ░░░░░░░░ at least to keep ░░░░░░░░ provinces of Ukraine that ░░░░░░░░ now occupies and that ░░░░░░░░ has no place in ░░░░░░░░ s future Those are ░░░░░░░░ Russian demands that Witkoff ░░░░░░░░ envoy seemed to be ░░░░░░░░ are already understood and ░░░░░░░░ by the U S ░░░░░░░░ as I say we ░░░░░░░░ in the early stages ░░░░░░░░ a ceasefire in Ukraine ░░░░░░░░ be a wonderful thing ░░░░░░░░ this terrible war but ░░░░░░░░ it so it s ░░░░░░░░ meaningful that hasn t ░░░░░░░░ yet.”