Eventually, Ukraine and Russia's war will end

+ art of the slam dunk US Edition - Today's top story: All wars eventually end – here are 3 situations that will lead Russia and Ukraine to make peace [View in browser]( US Edition | 24 February 2023 [The Conversation] [The Conversation]( It’s been one year since Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. And despite catastrophic losses for both Ukraine and Russia, there are no real signs that peace is imminent. But it’s also useful to remember that all wars eventually end – even the most tangled, violent conflicts that seem impossible to solve, writes Andrew Blum, a scholar of peace and conflict. In today’s lead story, Blum walks through what components tend to be in place before a war can finally give way to peace, regardless of the conflict in question. “I don’t think it’s very likely that there will soon be [productive peace negotiations]( between Ukraine and Russia,” he writes. 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