Jonathan Powell: the veteran negotiator being lauded over US-Ukraine detente
by Eleni Courea Political correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#6VXRJ)
Insiders say UK national security adviser avoids limelight, but it found the calm operator' this week
In the topsy-turvy world in which Keir Starmer and his aides operate, the US putting the onus on Russia to agree to a truce with Ukraine marked a significant victory.
The proposed 30-day ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine is the culmination of two weeks of high-wire negotiations involving Ukraine, the US, UK, France and Germany.
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