Stevenson’s army, May 27

– NYT sees disagreements over how to end Ukraine war.

– Reuters says US has had secret talks with Ukraine over escalation dangers.

– David Ignatius says US had good secret planning to thwart Russia in Ukraine.

– Here’s an analysis of SecState Blinken’s big China speech, and the text itself.

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– NYT reports on declassified documents, starting in 1950s, on emergency authorities.