As the Trump administration works toward a halt in the fighting, many experts fear that Ukraine will be forced to accept a ceasefire deal that will only give Russian forces a badly needed breather.

President Donald Trump signed what amounted to articles of surrender to the Taliban, ending U.S. military support, demoralizing the Afghan army, and triggering a series of cascading events that led directly to the fall of the U.

A “window for peace is opening” in Ukraine, China’s top diplomat told a meeting of G20 foreign ministers on Thursday, as the Trump administration ramps up its push to end the war in close coordination with Russia.