Putin Rebuffs Europe on Ukraine Talks, Says He Wants Trump Deal

Putin faces rival visions of peace or war for decades during Russia’s answer to ‘Davos’

Others see the benefits of peace amid economic stagnation

The big question is whether President Vladimir Putin will acknowledge this reality and abandon his aspiration to extinguish Ukrainian independence.

With the Trump administration consumed by the crisis in Iran, Ukraine has largely dropped off the radar, despite increasingly deadly attacks from Russia.