The European leaders' trip to Ukraine on May 10th was hyped as a game-changer. The UK's prime minister, Sir Keir Starmer, spoke of a 30-day ceasefire offer from Ukraine. This was a big deal. It was a chance to push Russia towards peace. The idea was to show that Russia still wanted war. It was also a way to get President Donald Trump to put more pressure on Russia. ...

The leaders of four countries that support Ukraine hopped on a train. They were on their way to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. This meeting was not just any meeting. It was a long journey that took more than nine hours. The trip happened right after Russia's spokesperson, Dmitry Peskov, turned down calls for a longer ceasefire. He said Russia...