Former senior United States officials have reportedly been talking to Russian government ministers about creating a negotiating framework for talks on ending the Russian war in Ukraine.

It is part of a potential two-stage approach in which Nato-led military aid to Ukraine is optimised during the current counter-offensive, yet both sides are able to pursue a cessation of fighting over coming winter months.…

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