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A two-day summit on peace prospects in Ukraine, held June 15-16 at a Swiss alpine resort, resulted in a vague endorsement of a negotiated end to the stalemated Russia-Ukraine war. The outcome of the Bürgenstock conference does not mean that the reservoir of Western support for Kyiv’s war effort is tapped out. Far from it. Prior to the Swiss gathering, the United States and Ukraine signed a 10-year security pact, under which Washington will help Ukraine build up its defense capabilities. Meanwhile, NATO reaffirmed its readiness to help train Ukrainian forces, while keeping “500,000 [alliance] t…