Vice-president JD Vance said the US had issued an ultimatum to Russia and Ukraine. Photo: AP
No amount of finesse can disguise a snub, not even a diplomatic one. One party is always left out in the cold.
The last-minute scrapping of what were billed as top-level Ukraine peace talks involving US, British, French and Ukrainian diplomats in London left little doubt that Washington and Moscow seem intent on making their own plans.
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