While carefully avoiding an outright rejection of US ceasefire proposals, Moscow is playing for time

Summary

Vladimir Putin responded to Ukraine’s US-backed ceasefire proposal by imposing strict conditions, including a halt to Kyiv’s military aid and mobilization, while continuing Russia’s own rearmament.

His calculated stance prolongs negotiations without outright rejecting Donald Trump’s initiative, which seeks to end the war while pressuring Ukraine.

Putin also demands Ukraine’s demilitarization, exclusion from NATO, and recognition of Russian territorial claims.

Trump, with limited leverage, may shift toward aligning with Putin’s terms. Meanwhile, Ukraine fears the ceasefire could allow Russia to regroup and intensify its offensive.

  • alkbch@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    1 day ago

    If you think Ukraine can win the war, I don’t know what to tell you… I respect freedom of opinion.

    • NoiseColor @lemmy.worldEnglish
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      1 day ago

      Did you expect Afganistan to win over the US?

      Yes Ukraine can win, without a doubt. It stopped Russian offensive, it continues to destroy Russian fossil fuel industry. The effort Russia extends right now to support their economy and military is not sustainable. If the west continues to support there is no doubt Ukraine will win. Without the support, is hard to say, but there is no doubt that continuing to fight will have a better result than to surrender right now.

      • alkbch@lemmy.mlEnglish
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        1 day ago

        The U.S. secured control of Afghanistan in about two months, as everybody expected. Ukraine can’t win the war, whatever winning means…

          • alkbch@lemmy.mlEnglish
            11·
            1 day ago

            You have incredible but unfortunately completely unrealistic confidence in the Ukrainian military, and in Ukraine in general.

              • alkbch@lemmy.mlEnglish
                11·
                1 day ago

                They have not stopped the world’s second army as Russia is making advances everyday. Besides, the only reason Ukraine has been able to resist this much so far is the extraordinary support it has received from both the United States and European countries; this level of support can’t last.

                • NoiseColor @lemmy.worldEnglish
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                  1 day ago

                  Fact: Russia is not making advances every day.

                  Fact: Ukraine has not received extraordinary support. It has received old US weapons headed for the dumpsters and even these reluctantly. It has received less artillery ammo than Russia got from North Korea.

                  Fact: this level of support is easy to maintain and increase as US has sold far more weapons in this time to various countries, than has donated to Ukraine.

                  • alkbch@lemmy.mlEnglish
                    12·
                    1 day ago

                    Fact: Russia is making advances every day.

                    Fact: Ukraine has received hundreds of billions of dollars of aid, intelligence sharing, internet satellite capabilities, training, coaching, diplomatic assistance, etc etc

                    Fact: No, it’s not easy to maintain and increase as it costs a lot of money and people are not willing to keep assisting Ukraine for free indefinitely. Are you suggesting this can keep going on just because the USA has sold more weapons to other countries? Do you understand the difference between making a sale and donating something?