WASHINGTON, July 29 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following commentary on July 28, 2026, by Stephen Blank, senior fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute:

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No Road Back to Putin, the Shakespearean Villain

Ill-considered European statements about talks with Russia demonstrate confusion and lessons still unlearned.

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Thanks to Ukraine's aerial offensive or logistical lockdown of Russia, Weste . . .

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