FT reveals US-Russia backchannel via lawyer; unofficial peace bid collapses

The Financial Times reports that American lawyer Richard Conn facilitated a backchannel between the Biden White House and Putin in late 2022, delivering a conciliatory message and later receiving responses to peace proposals. The effort, which involved unofficial intermediaries, fell apart by early 2023 as official negotiators took over. This reveals a previously undisclosed diplomatic track during a period of high nuclear risk, though details remain unverified beyond the FT's sourcing.

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