From Gaza to Ukraine: Is Qatar a better negotiator than other countries?

Officials from Russia and Ukraine have not met since shortly after the war between them started in early 2022 when Russian troops invaded Ukraine. But over the weekend, news of possible talks to be mediated by the Middle Eastern nation of Qatar emerged.

It could “have amounted to a partial cease-fire and offered a reprieve for both countries,”

, the first media outlet to report on the planned talks, said.

The talks were canceled because of the movement of Ukrainian…