Talks To Defuse Russia-Ukraine Tensions Resolve Little

PISKY, UKRAINE - JANUARY 18: A Ukrainian soldier with the 56th Brigade on the front line on January 18, 2022 in Pisky, Ukraine. Negotiations last week between Russian and Western diplomats, who were hoping to defuse the prospect of a Russian invasion of Ukraine, ended inconclusively. In recent months, Russia has amassed forces and military equipment near the Ukrainian border, raising the specter of a possible invasion of the country's east, where separatists have waged a nearly 8-year war against the Ukrainian government. (Photo by Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images)