US intensifying bid to end Ukraine war - but chances of success remain unclear

Negotiations are gathering pace but the proposals being put forward by Trump's team still have major gaps.

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Talks are taking place in London between officials from the UK, Germany, France, Ukraine and the United States. Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff is heading to Moscow for his fourth meeting with President Putin.

And yet there is little clarity about where these efforts are heading or whether they will be successful.

Not so long ago the American plan for ending the fighting in Ukraine was clear.

There would be an immediate, unconditional 30-day ceasefire followed by longer-term talks to establish a permanent settlement to the war.

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