This Map Helps Explain Why the Russia-Ukraine War Hasn’t Ended

Two months into the Russia-Ukraine War, and the battle still continues. This video helps explain why the parties have not yet reached a settlement. War is best thought of as bargaining failure, which can happen as a consequence of differing expectations of what will happen in the event of a conflict. Russia's failure to take Kyiv provided helpful information. But it hasn't completely resolved the information asymmetry. Now what matters is how the war will play out when Russia is just focused on the southern and eastern fronts. Until that gets resolved, there still may not be a forthcoming deal.