As the Trump administration struggles to find its footing, fighting between Ukrainian troops and Russian proxies has once again flared up in eastern Ukraine. More than 10,000 people have been killed in the conflict, and the region’s infrastructure now lies in ruins. Both Russia and Ukraine remain bound by the February 2015 Minsk II accord, a package of measures ostensibly aimed at paving the way for peace. Yet two years after it was signed, the agreement has failed to bring an end to the war.

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