Since Donald Trump took office, while the Russia-Ukraine conflict did not end as he had promised during his campaign, significant shifts have emerged in early 2025. The direction of the conflict is increasingly shaped by US-Russia dynamics. For Trump and his administration, normalizing US-Russia relations seems to take precedence over the peace process in Ukraine. To some extent, resolving the war is more of a secondary outcome in this broader effort to reset relations between the two powers, writes He Yan, researcher at ANBOUND.

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