The sequence of Trump-mediated Nawrocki-Putin talks (whether in person or on the phone), the creation of a crisis-control channel between them, and the initial goal of mutual military pullbacks from the border could stabilize the post-Ukraine conflict European security architecture.

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Poland should solidify its central role along the “cordon sanitaire’s” western flank by establishing leadership over the Intermarium and then leverage mutual de-escalation moves with Russia for mutual economic benefits that would altogether make Poland a much more important partner for Russia than Germany.

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The containment noose around Russia’s western and southern flanks might eventually tighten.

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