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Behind Closed Doors: Unpacking the ‘Tough but Productive’ Geneva Talks and Russia’s Shifting War Rhetoric
Recent high-stakes negotiations in Geneva between Russia, Ukraine, and the United States have revealed significant, albeit fragile, progress on a potential ceasefire and its monitoring. Concurrently, Moscow's rhetoric appears to be shifting from territorial conquest to a focus on demographic strategies, while internal economic pressures and public discontent underscore the mounting costs of the war for Russia.