Facing U.S. pressure for a deal, Ukrainians realize they will probably not recover lost land. But Kyiv says there will be no official recognition of Russian gains.
The summit in Anchorage had filled the family in the besieged city of Kharkiv with hope that peace would come at long last. Instead it was more drones.
In President Donald Trump’s warm red-carpet greeting at the Alaska summit, Russians saw an opening to pull America away from its traditional allies in Europe.