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Creating a more durable ceasefire will require some kind of agreement to at least keep talking about the two sides' contradictory lists of intractable issues.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

Differences in geography and the sides’ military capabilities mean that not all lessons can be translated from the Black Sea to the Strait of Hormuz.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

They have not brought the two sides' position closer, with talks set to resume Thursday in Switzerland.

From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026

"It's so confusing for me," he said before the sides' meeting in the Champions League.

From BBC • Nov. 5, 2025

I have an idea that neither you nor I know anything about the matter; and the per saltum plan of 'taking sides' will only add the prop of prejudice to my ignorance.

From St. Elmo by Evans, Augusta J. (Augusta Jane)