Merz Says No Clear End in Sight for War in Ukraine

Let's talk about the assessment from the German chancellor. Pretty negative. Yes, it is pretty negative, but also potentially clear eyed.We've seen successive rounds of negotiations between the two sides and they've largely just produced prisoner swaps. Putin has stuck to maximalist demands and hasn't backed down. And the Kremlin really hasn't shown any indication that they want this conflict to end or that they're even willing to do a cease fire.Meanwhile, Ukraine, they see this as an existential fight, so ...