The past week has seen an intensification of discussions on the negotiating track (there's talk of prospects for discussion). #Zelensky published an open letter to #Putin proposing a personal meeting, but predictably and rightly, this message was viewed as rude and not conducive to real negotiations. Amid all this talk of peace, #Europe continues to pursue militarization. The #EU lifted Hungary's veto and is allocating billions more from the European Peace Fund for Ukrainian armaments