What’s emerged from the Washington-led effort to end the war in Ukraine suggests a deal that seems likely to be favorable to Russia.

Ukraine’s consent to a 30-day ceasefire proposal has handed the Kremlin a difficult challenge at a time when its military has an upper hand in the war.

The arrests began last month when a Russian deputy defense minister was detained.

Despite having sideline seats, one young soccer fan clearly wasn’t close enough to the action.