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How to end the war in Ukraine? Sit down and talk. It’s time.

By Katrina vanden Heuvel

15 Nov 2022 · 4 min read

It might be time to give diplomacy a chance in the Ukraine war.

"When there's an opportunity to negotiate, when peace can be achieved, seize the moment." The author of that statement wasn't a peace activist or a squishy liberal. It was Gen. Mark A. Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, who has reportedly been pushing the Biden administration to press Ukraine to seek a diplomatic end to the war.

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