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The decision by President Donald Trump to initiate peace talks with Russia and Ukraine has raised hopes that the brutal war may at last come to an end, after more than three bloody years of fighting. Unfortunately, the main result so far has been frustration for those hoping that TrumpÃÛèÖÊÓƵ intervention would bring a quick resolution to the problem.

The fact that the U.S. president, as usual, has broadcast, indeed trumpeted, his activities in the global media, on a constant basis, has both raised expectations among a portion of the global public and made the stalling of direct Russia-U.S. talks that much more dramatic.