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
      11·
      7 hours ago

      Even with the West’s support Ukraine has been losing ground. Imagine without the US support…

      • NoiseColor @lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        6 hours ago

        With limited support, while Russia has been losing an unsustainable amount of manpower to occupy less that 1% of the territory in a year. Losing US support will be really bad, but right now the frontlines have been fortified and Ukraine has built up a lot of weapons industry to produce it’s own weapons. I’m not saying it’s going to be easy without US support (even though we cannot say 100% that is really going to happen), what I’m saying is that the situation is way way way more nuanced and complicated than you are claiming.

        • alkbch@lemmy.mlEnglish
          1·
          6 hours ago

          It’s really not more complicated than I claim, Ukraine also suffered a great number of casualties and has far fewer troops than Russia.

          Ukraine can indeed produce some of its own weapons but the country is entirely reliant on external support for its survival. The Americans are growing tired of sending weapons and money. Who knows how long the Europeans will continue supporting Ukraine.

          • NoiseColor @lemmy.worldEnglish
            1·
            5 hours ago

            I don’t think you can claim that a few of you 3 word sentences describe the entirety of the war. That’s not serious.

            The Americans are not growing tired of sending weapons. Not if you look at the polls. Only the current administration has certain ideas about stopping support, but it’s not clear if they actually will, because of three internal political situation and diplomatic standing of US in the world. European support is even growing.