13 February 2025, 14:51 | Updated: 13 February 2025, 15:00

By John Caudwell

I desperately want to see an end to the war in Ukraine, but the mood music coming out of Moscow and Washington feels more like the prelude to surrender talks than peace talks.

News that negotiations will begin immediately on ending the war in Ukraine have taken many by surprise, following a call between the US President and his Russian counterpart Putin. According to reports, it is a move that has blindsided Europe and, presumably, many of us.

A surrender forced on Ukraine, a nation fighting for its survival, who, along with its European neighbours, may not even be invited to the so-called negotiations.

How can this possibly end well if the opening gambit involves sidelining the victim, conceding key leverage (territory and NATO membership), and legitimising a........

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