All of this to say: that meeting was probably a big nothingburger. Whatever was said by the US side was duly noted and approved by .RU, Putin will be informed and nothing will come out of it.
So, the whole WWIII in Europe really hinges on two things:
1. Is .RU crazy enough to use nukes?
2. What will Putin try next, up to invading Europe?
Mode idle speculation follows...
🧵 6/x
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