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Politics
Alfred W. McCoy

Peace for Ukraine courtesy of China?

All wars do end, usually thanks to a negotiated peace agreement. Consider that a fundamental historical fact, even if it seems to have been forgotten in Brussels, Moscow, and above all, Washington, D.C.

In recent months, among Russian President Vladimir Putin's followers, there has been much talk of a "forever war" in Ukraine dragging on for years, if not decades. "For us," Putin told a group of factory workers recently, "this is not a geopolitical task, but a task of the survival of Russian statehood, creating conditions for the future development of the country and our children."

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