Description
As Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine approaches its fifth anniversary, the war has settled into a grinding stalemate with no easy way out. American efforts at mediation have so far failed to produce a breakthrough, and the prospects for a negotiated peace remain uncertain.
This lecture traces the roots of the conflict, examines how the war has evolved since 2022, and weighs the realistic pathways to ending it, from negotiated settlement to prolonged attrition. Along the way, it asks what role the United States can and should play in bringing the fighting to a close.