New Delhi, June 8 -- The document that came out of Downing Street on Sunday evening was modest in length, five numbered points and the usual pledges of unwavering support. What it represented was something less routine: the first time Britain, France, and Germany have jointly set out, in writing, the specific conditions under which Europe believes this war can end.

a template they are prepared to defend publicly, without waiting for Washington to write the first draft.

The five conditions are not a peace plan in the traditional sense. No mediator convened the session. Russia was not consulted, and Moscow has already made its position clear. Vladimir Putin dismissed Zelensky's earlier open letter within 24 hours of its publication on Jun...