The Aporia · Peace will only come when Putin sees too high a price for warring on

The article discusses ongoing Ukraine-Russia peace talks in Abu Dhabi, criticizing Russian President Vladimir Putin's tactics and the effectiveness of current US sanctions against Russia. It highlights Putin’s refusal to negotiate seriously towards a peaceful resolution and his continued aggressive military actions, including targeting civilians. The author argues that true progress toward peace requires demonstrating to Putin the high cost of continuing the war, emphasizing his country's mounting losses in lives and economic strain, rather than concessions from Ukraine or easing sanctions without reciprocation from Russia.

Written by AI on 2026-11-10, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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Ukrainian official Kyrylo Budanov expressed "restrained optimism" about an eventual meeting between Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Vladimir Putin, following earlier discussions in Kyiv, Oslo, and St. Petersburg aimed at a comprehensive peace agreement. On November 10-11, delegations from Ukraine, Russia, and the U.S., along with representatives from Europe, will meet in Abu Dhabi to discuss ending Moscow's war against Ukraine and establishing post-war security agreements. French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot confirmed that Europeans will be well-represented at these talks despite initial Kremlin objections. The meeting comes after nearly five years of conflict and follows the Trump administration’s previous rounds of negotiations with little tangible progress, though they remain cautiously optimistic about potential advancements in this round.

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Putin’s ill will is on permanent display in his relentless terror-by-air campaign deliberately targeting Ukraine’s civilian population, including a focus on knocking out power so as many innocents as possible freeze this winter.

left criticizes Putin's actions and motives
Putin is the one who started it nearly five years ago and has refused to seriously entertain any peace short of his victim’s surrender.

left blames Putin for prolonging the war
Trump was simply wrong in telling “60 Minutes” that the chief obstacle to peace is the “tremendous hatred” between Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky: The problem is Putin’s belief that he can somehow achieve victory despite his humiliating failures so far.

left disagrees with Trump's assessment of the situation
The real way to peace is to prove him wrong — that no political development in the West will rescue him — and time isn’t on his side: He needs to accept a ceasefire now, because the terms won’t get any better for him and really could get worse.

left advocates for continued pressure on Russia

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At least some Trump administration folks, for example, keep falling for Moscow’s claims that Ukraine is about to collapse: It proved untrue over a year ago, when insiders first suggested it to us, and it’s not so now. Nor has Vladimir Putin shown any real goodwill by freeing Stephan Hubbard, an American imprisoned and tortured on trumped-up charges, nor by going along with First Lady Melania Trump’s local ceasefire around Oleshky. Putin can (and will) grab more hostages as he pleases; the pause at Oleshky doesn’t help Kyiv, just allow some innocents to escape the front. Meanwhile, Washington has recently waived Graham Act sanctions and suspended diesel sanctions on Moscow without the Kremlin giving in on anything. Putin’s ill will is on permanent display in his relentless terror-by-air campaign deliberately targeting Ukraine’s civilian population, including a focus on knocking out power so as many innocents as possible freeze this winter. President Donald Trump may be “determined to bring an end” to the Ukraine war, as special envoy Jared Kushner put it Monday, but Putin is the one who started it nearly five years ago and has refused to seriously entertain any peace short of his victim’s surrender.

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Trump was simply wrong in telling “60 Minutes” that the chief obstacle to peace is the “tremendous hatred” between Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky: The problem is Putin’s belief that he can somehow achieve victory despite his humiliating failures so far.

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Peace will only come when Putin sees too high a price for warring on · mixed framing

As another round of Ukraine-war peace talks kicks off Tuesday in Abu Dhabi, we hope the US negotiators are fully on to Russia’s games. asserted

negotiators → kick → games

who → keep → surrender

Happily, Kushner also restated the goal of “finding a negotiated solution” that delivers a “lasting peace” and creates “the conditions for a sovereign, secure and prosperous Ukraine within a more stable European security environment.” asserted

that → restate → environment

Until Putin shows a concrete willingness to accept that, no ceasefire seems possible — and those US sanctions should return. asserted

sanctions → show → that

After all, Russia is assisting Iran — helping it prolong the war and too-high oil prices — and working with China on building capabilities to knock out US satellites. asserted

it → assist → satellites

Trump’s comment on “60 Minutes” that Ukraine will “end up with a little bit different shape” suggests he still sees Kyiv having to give up more territory for a ceasefire, but the fact is that Moscow’s all-out efforts for the last few years have failed to achieve more than trivial ground advances. Russia’s seen at least 390,000 war dead, and is now seeing something like eight casualties for every Ukrainian one; its economy is increasingly strained and its public ever more restive. uncertain

public → end → one

he → tell → failures

The real way to peace is to prove him wrong — that no political development in the West will rescue him — and time isn’t on his side: He needs to accept a ceasefire now, because the terms won’t get any better for him and really could get worse. uncertain

terms → prove → him

Peace will only come when Putin sees too high a price for warring on

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