Five years into a war that has reshaped Europe and consumed hundreds of thousands of lives, two American envoys sat across from Vladimir Putin in Moscow carrying what their government called a plan for peace — though the contents of that plan remained unspoken. The meeting between Jared Kushner, Steve Witkoff, and the Russian president produced a rare, if fragile, gesture: both Russia and Ukraine agreed to pause their strikes for three days while diplomacy attempted to find footing. Whether this moment marks a genuine turning point or another pause in an enduring tragedy depends on what, if an