European crisis diplomacy: tentative progress

For the first time since the crisis began, the possibility of a diplomatic solution seems at least in sight, EU sources in Brussels said Tuesday. Council President Charles Michel considered convening a special EU summit next week, a diplomat said. The Franco-German offensive had begun Monday with trips to Washington by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and to Moscow by French President Emmanuel Macron. Macron’s trip to Russia had been coordinated with the EU, as well as the US, Britain, and NATO.