Notes and Essays -- John Brown

Putin just admi tted the Anchorage summit didn’t yield a plan to end the war in Ukraine — perhaps because he needs a real deal now  June 30, 2026 at 8:10 a.m. EDT Yesterday at 8:10 a.m. EDT By Mary Ilyushina , The Washington Post Article contains links, including the following (in color): "Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a wreath-laying ceremony in Moscow on June 22 marking the 85th anniversary of the Nazi German invasion of the Soviet Union during World War II. (Alexander Zemlianichenko/Pool/AP)." Russia’s war in Ukraine is stalling — on the battlefield and in the corridors of diplomacy.   For months, high-ranking Russian officials insisted that a path to ending the war in Ukraine — largely on Moscow’s maximalist terms — had been decided at a meeting between President Vladimir Putin and President Donald Trump last August in Anchorage. Only Ukraine’s intransigence stood as an obstacle. But that narrative has unraveled — perhaps because the only way to get the United ...

  Putin just admitted the Anchorage summit didn’t yield a plan to end the war in Ukraine — perhaps because he needs a real deal now. June 30, 2026 at 8:10 a.m. E DT Yesterday at 8:10 a.m. EDT By Mary Ilyushina , The Washington Post Mary Ilyushina, a reporter on the Foreign Desk of The Washington Post, covers Russia and the region. She began her career in independent Russian media before joining CNN’s Moscow bureau as a field producer in 2017. She has been with The Post since 2021. She speaks Russian, English, Ukrainian and Arabic. follow on X @maryilyushina Article contains images, including the following (in color): "Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a wreath-laying ceremony in Moscow on June 22 marking the 85th anniversary of the Nazi German invasion of the Soviet Union during World War II. (Alexander Zemlianichenko/Pool/AP)." Russia’s war in Ukraine is stalling — on the battlefield and in the corridors of diplomacy. For months, high-ranking Russian officials insist...

  Putin just admitted the Anchorage summit didn’t yield a plan to end the war in Ukraine — perhaps because he needs a real deal now. June 30, 2026 at 8:10 a.m. E DT Yesterday at 8:10 a.m. EDT By Mary Ilyushina , The Washington Post Mary Ilyushina, a reporter on the Foreign Desk of The Washington Post, covers Russia and the region. She began her career in independent Russian media before joining CNN’s Moscow bureau as a field producer in 2017. She has been with The Post since 2021. She speaks Russian, English, Ukrainian and Arabic. follow on X @maryilyushina Article contains images, including the following (in color): "Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a wreath-laying ceremony in Moscow on June 22 marking the 85th anniversary of the Nazi German invasion of the Soviet Union during World War II. (Alexander Zemlianichenko/Pool/AP)." Russia’s war in Ukraine is stalling — on the battlefield and in the corridors of diplomacy. For months, high-ranking Russian officials insist...