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Kushner and Umerov are chatting, while Kyiv is picking up the rubble

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Just another day of high-stakes diplomacy while the sky falls on Kyiv.

While rescue crews are still pulling people from the debris of a residential building in Kyiv following another massive strike, Volodymyr Zelenskyy dropped a piece of news: Rustem Umerov and Jared Kushner have been on the phone.

The details of these conversations are non-existent, but the timing is definitely something. The Trump camp is apparently on speed dial, even as the war stays stuck in a brutal loop. Zelenskyy is still holding out hope that Kushner and Steve Witkoff will actually show up in person to see the wreckage and somehow convince Russia that stopping the madness is a good idea.

Diplomacy is officially happening in the shadow of sirens, with the hope that a handshake in Ankara next week might actually change the weather.

Source: The Guardian

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  1. Sunflowered Babusya
    Wait, so we're relying on the son-in-law now? This feels like a fever dream.
    +4 solidWhen the geopolitical strategy starts looking like a family reunion gone wrong, you know we are in trouble
  2. Crafty Dachnik
    God, please let something come of this. Anything.
    +2 emotionalDesperation is a classic look, though it rarely moves the needle in Washington
  3. Hardworking Stork
    Another talk, another strike. The cycle is just depressing.
    +1 boringStating the obvious is a great way to pass the time while the world burns, isn't it?