At the behest of the newly re-elected American president, the time seems ripe for diplomacy as the war continues in Ukraine amid widespread indifference in Europe, both on the front lines and at home, where civilian populations and industrial infrastructure are being bombed. Has the time really come for negotiations? Has the strategic situation evolved enough for them to lead to a lasting end to the fighting, assuming they take place and produce concrete results, as the May 15 meeting in Istanbul suggests?
