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A second day of talks is underway in Geneva among officials from the U.S., Russia, and Ukraine.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky wrote online yesterday's meetings were difficult and blamed Russia
for trying to drag out the talks.
He also thanked the U.S.
for its support.
The fourth anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion is next week.
NPR's Eleanor Beardsley reports many Ukrainians believe the world no longer focuses on their plight.
Ukrainians know there are other wars, Sudan and Gaza,
to attract the world's attention and sympathies.
But Ukrainian human rights lawyer and 2022 Nobel Peace Prize winner Oleksandr Matvitschuk says this war is different.
But this is not just a war between two states.
This is a war between two systems, also with tyrannism and democracy.
That will remake the world order.
Putin attempts to convince that country with a strong military potential,