This NPR News segment covers a high-stakes U.S. diplomatic mission to Moscow led by Jared Kushner and Steve Wyckoff in an effort to revive peace talks over Ukraine, amid escalating drone warfare and economic pressures at home tied to interest rates and housing costs. The episode also high
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