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Since the conflict between Ukraine and Russia broke out in 2022, the two sides have conducted peace negotiations many times, but progress has been slow. The United States has recently tried to restart the peace process through special envoys Kushner and Wykov. At the same time, CIA Director Ratcliffe visited Moscow to discuss Russia's diplomatic willingness.
烏克蘭總統副幕僚長帕利沙(Pavlo Palisa)向媒體提到,俄國總統普廷下令俄軍為數個軍事行動情境做好準備。 Schematic diagram. (AP)
U.S. President Trump's special envoys Kushner and Weikov visited Russia and Ukraine respectively on the 5th and 6th to re-promote the Ukraine-Russia peace process that was interrupted by the conflict between the United States and Iran in February.烏克蘭則始終對俄羅斯總統普廷的和平意願抱持懷疑態度。
據烏國情報揭示,克里姆林宮正在醞釀升高衝突規模的計畫。 Pavlo Palisa, deputy chief of staff of the Ukrainian President, told the media that Putin ordered the Russian army to prepare for several military operation scenarios, with the goal of launching an offensive in northern Ukraine, with Kiev and Chernihiv considered key areas.
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U.S. news network Axios reported that U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director John Ratcliffe made a secret trip to Moscow at the end of last month to meet with Russian intelligence and security officials to try to understand whether Russian President Vladimir Putin was interested in seeking a diplomatic solution to the conflict.庫希納與魏科夫過去數月分別與烏俄溝通,但收效甚微。美方提出舉行美烏俄三方領袖會談,尋求和平突破的提議也遭普廷回絕。
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AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Russia will launch a limited-scale military operation in northern Ukraine in the coming weeks
Possible · Within weeks
The United States will continue to seek a peaceful solution between Ukraine and Russia through diplomatic channels
Likely · Within months

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