The Ukrainian military's surprise advance into Russian territory this month has cast a new light on the war in Ukraine. Once seen as battered and increasingly willing to make concessions for peace, Ukraine is now viewed as stronger, more energized and more likely to stay in the fight and push for victory.
In the latest Global Media Roundup, Ukraine Rebuild Newswire samples opinions from pundits, journalists, officials, analysts, armchair generals and off-the-record sources around the world on the possibilities of peace talks.
Ukraine and Russia had secretly planned to hold indirect talks in Doha this month to negotiate a possible partial ceasefire but Russia postponed the talks after Ukraine's incursion into western Russia, The Washington Post reported Aug 17, citing anonymous sources.
