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Really disgusting this is happening.
Putin also outlined some of his questions over how a ceasefire would work. He asked: "How will those 30 days be used? For Ukraine to mobilise? Rearm? Train people? Or none of that? Then a question - how will that be controlled?
"Who will give the order to end the fighting? At what cost? Who decides who has broken any possible ceasefire, over 2,000km? All those questions need meticulous work from both sides. Who polices it?"
Putin's worried Ukraine will do everything he's planning to do.
Putin’s worried Ukraine will do everything he’s planning to do.
More like Putin's worried that Ukraine will do everything they did last time a ceasefire happened.
Zelenskyy even admitted that he never planned to implement Minsk II, but also Merkel implied that assurances made toward Minsk to Russia was merely to buy time for Ukraine’s arms build-up.
Heck look at the recent ceasefire on attacks against energy infrastructure.
Ukraine just broke the ceasefire on attacks against energy infrastructure.
Russia’s attack earlier today occurred before Ukraine accepted the ceasefire and was a retaliation for Ukraine’s failed offensive into Belgorod. Ukraine accepted the ceasefire a few hours after the attack before launching drones at a Russian oil depot.
Putin has been speaking with Trump on phone for over an hour. I believe 2 hours now. I wonder if Putin got past talking about the Kievan Rus’ and gotten to the Golden Horde yet?
I hope the arrangement that Putin and Trump get to is this (many of you will disagree) but Putin’s current offer is Ukraine recognizes of Russia’s annexation of the four provinces that Russia controls or partially controls.
What should happen being realistic is: either putin gets no territory but ukraine gets no security (no nato nor EU nor mutual defence with EU nations) or ukraine gets security (NATO, EU or mutual defence with EU nations) but Russia gains all territory it currently occupies
Self proclaimed kings splitting their conquest. We will all pay dearly when the authoritarians of the world unite.