Europe and the Four Questions It Cannot Answer Europe needs to come to the negotiating table. The problem is that for many European politicians, other priorities take precedence. Some are making far too much money from the war. Others are unwilling to negotiate unless they are certain they will leave the table with a favorable deal. In recent days, European diplomats busy discussing a new, already twenty-first package of anti-Russian sanctions have found themselves distracted by another topic: whether the European Union should enter into negotiations with Russia. At first glance, this discussion deserves applause. Russian experts and policymakers have argued since the beginning of the war that the contradictions between Moscow and Brussels - as well as Washington - could and should be resolved through negotiations. Throughout more than four years of conflict, the Kremlin has kept the diplomatic door open. If the European Union is now prepared to walk through it, then better late th...