Here we go again-Ukraine once again pt2

[Exocet25fr]

[Dargo]

Putin has rejected the US-Ukrainian proposal for a ceasefire in its current form. ‘Why do they need a 30-day ceasefire, for mobilisation or arms deliveries to Ukraine?’, Putin responded at a press conference in Moscow. According to Putin, there are still a lot of unanswered questions about the proposal, which the US and Ukraine agreed earlier this week. For instance, he said, it is not clear who should monitor compliance with a truce. At the same time, Putin has previously rejected proposals for a European force in Ukraine. In his own words, Putin supports a ceasefire, but wants it to resolve ‘the underlying causes of the conflict’ and lead to a ‘long-term peace’. By this he seems to be referring, among other things, to Ukraine's possible membership of NATO and the presence of NATO troops in Eastern Europe. Putin says he wants to hold talks with the Americans on the proposal.

Trump has called Putin's response to Ukraine's ceasefire proposal ‘promising but incomplete’. He said this during a visit by NATO chief Mark Rutte at the White House. ‘Hopefully Russia will do the right thing,’ Trump said. He said it would be a ‘great disappointment to the world’ if Russia rejects the proposal. That is exactly what Putin seemed to do earlier today. For instance, Putin suggested that Ukraine could use a 30-day ceasefire to rearm, especially now that the Ukrainian army is on the defensive in Russia's Kursk province. According to Putin, there are still open ends to be discussed with the Americans. Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff is currently in Moscow to discuss the proposal with Putin. Trump said Putin himself would ‘like’ to ‘speak or meet’, but added that ‘it does need to be arranged quickly’.

Speaking about NATO chief Rutte, Trump said he ‘did a superb job last week’. Among other things, Rutte mediated between Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Rutte in turn praised Trump for ‘breaking the deadlock’ on the war and urging NATO countries to put more money into defence. Following Trump's lead, Rutte repeatedly called on European NATO member states to increase their defence spending. At the White House today, Rutte said NATO must produce more weapons to catch up with Russia and China.

This gone take years to solve, the Kremlin will drag this out for as long as they can, or till Putin is still alive. Russia and the Western world are two worlds with completely different mentalities. The Slavic mind simply views many things completely differently from the Western, this is a fact that cannot be changed, the methods of Russian diplomacy under Putin, the Soviets are still the same as those of the Czars, whatever their desires. Still the main motive is suspicion! A distrust of the West in general!

[Jimbuna]

Trump will find Putin a much harder not to crack than Zelensky.

[Otto Harkaman]

Well I guess Col. Macgregor is saying for there really to be a settlement we have to totally stop funding and supplying the Zelenskyy government. I don't know

[Jeff-Groves]

Originally Posted by Jimbuna

Trump will find Putin a much harder not to crack than Zelensky.

Yeah. The nots that fall from my Oak tree are much tuffer then the nuts that fall off it.

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Ukraine Sets “Red Lines” for Peace Talks, Rejects NATO Restrictions

Ukraine outlined its “red lines” for peace negotiations with Russia, emphasizing that there can be no restrictions on the size of its military or prohibitions on joining international organizations, including the European Union and NATO. This was reported by European Pravda, citing it’s own sources. Speaking on March 13 at a press conference, Andriy Yermak, head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, said, “We all understand that part of our country is currently under temporary Russian occupation—that is a matter of fact, a reality. But if we are talking about legally recognizing any part of Ukraine as belonging to Russia, that will not happen.” During the talks, Yermak reportedly raised the issue of NATO membership, insisting that Russia should not have a veto over Ukraine’s accession. https://united24media.com/latest-new...trictions-6709

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[Platapus]

Originally Posted by Jimbuna

Trump will find Putin a much harder not to crack than Zelensky.

Putin will play Trump like a fish

[mapuc]

Markus

[Jimbuna]

[Jimbuna]

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Markus

[Jimbuna]

[Skybird]

So much for Kursk.
Nothing but expenses. The bill is paid by the Donbass front. And it seems that once again - once again in this war - Ukrainian troops are being withdrawn too late and suffer more casualties than needed.

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The war currently runs good for Putin. Costly but successful. He has the Ukrainians in his garrotte, and he knows it. His American Mini-Me so far is just a snack for an intermediate break, a useful idiot. How anyone in the US can believe they could intimidate Russia by threatening to sanction everybody doing business with them, is beyond me. I dont get it.

Putin has zero reasons to stop the war. And thats the problem. His confidence in victory is not artificial, it is genuine. Someone with that conviction doesn't give up all of a sudden!

[Niume]

Noticed a lot more war-crimes ( killing POWS) are being made by the russians.