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Geneva Peace Talks Amid Ongoing Ukraine-Russia Conflict

3/2/2026

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Geneva hosts peace talks among Russia, Ukraine, and the United States as attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure continue.
The deadlock centers on Donbas and the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant.
Analysts say the conflict functions as a Russia–United States proxy war, hindering progress.
Russian support for the war appears fragile as the Kremlin hides costs and uses coercion.
Escalating tensions increase miscalculation risk and threaten broader NATO involvement.

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Geneva hosts peace talks among Russia, Ukraine, and the United States as attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure continue.
The deadlock centers on Donbas and the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant.
Analysts say the conflict functions as a Russia–United States proxy war, hindering progress.
Russian support for the war appears fragile as the Kremlin hides costs and uses coercion.
Escalating tensions increase miscalculation risk and threaten broader NATO involvement.