title: Ukraine talks back on track with no clear way forward
abstract: Significance The summit was delayed when a routine 'contact group' meeting failed to produce a common commitment to the 'Steinmeier formula' for moving towards pace. Moscow blamed Kyiv, but Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's chief aide signalled a shift of position three days later by saying the 'Steinmeier formula' would be written into national legislation. Impacts Zelensky's foreign policy is complicated by US developments around his phone call with President Donald Trump; he will avoid
journal: Emerald expert briefings