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摘要：[BBC,Foreignpolicy] military tide, turn against, optics of defeat, military incursion, notched a lasting success, swept under the carpet, military is stalled, hide the war’s misery, faltering economy, endless Putinism, ceasefire talks, memorandum on, not to distance itself from, make concessions, offer as a venue, turn down an offer, stall truce talks, put forward unrealistic conditions, downplay suggestions, launched a fresh round of diplomacy, shore up support, blacklist, hinder progress, rebuffed, brief lull