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Do not encourage back channels, and eliminate any patterns that are driven by urgency, fear or avoidance.
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Leeza Carlone Steindorf,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
European Union leaders have been unable to agree on setting up a back channel with Moscow to ensure that the bloc’s interests are protected should progress be made in negotiations to end Russia’s war on Ukraine, some of them said on Friday.
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Sam McNeil,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
In the early 1980s, Murphy and a few associates ran an informal back channel between the United States and the Soviet Union.
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Literary Hub,
29 Apr. 2026
Diplomats worked through back channels Tuesday to arrange a new round of talks between the United States and Iran after Washington enacted its blockade of Iranian ports, while Tehran threatened to retaliate by striking targets across the war-weary region.
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Arkansas Online,
15 Apr. 2026
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Leeza Carlone Steindorf,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
European Union leaders have been unable to agree on setting up a back channel with Moscow to ensure that the bloc’s interests are protected should progress be made in negotiations to end Russia’s war on Ukraine, some of them said on Friday.
—
Sam McNeil,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
In the early 1980s, Murphy and a few associates ran an informal back channel between the United States and the Soviet Union.
—
Literary Hub,
29 Apr. 2026
Diplomats worked through back channels Tuesday to arrange a new round of talks between the United States and Iran after Washington enacted its blockade of Iranian ports, while Tehran threatened to retaliate by striking targets across the war-weary region.
—
Arkansas Online,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Back channel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/back%20channel. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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