Putin/Russia calls for a cease fire any time they need to reposition their troops. When they’ve moved them to their advantage, they call off the ceasefire and resume the unprovoked attacks.
Remember Chechnya… and Georgia.
Hell, they didn't even stop fighting when Wagner was doing a zerg rush on Moscow.
If they can fight when the country is at the brink of civil war, then they will be just fine during peace talks.
There's not much to talk about until Russia stops their invasion of Ukraine, imo
Of course. He'd be willing to take Zelensky's unconditional surrender 🤣🤡
No mention of the conditions, which means they are unreasonable. For a peace to be reached, both sides must agree on a situation mutually preferable to war. Russia still thinks it can hold on or gain once western support dries up, but Ukraine doesn't think it can. So there is no option mutually preferable to war till Putin is convinced aid is lasting, or Ukraine is convinced that it's support is faltering.
Putins russia is like the rapist who in during the process says: – Hey, stop fighting. I do not reject peace talks, but in order for them to begin there needs to be agreement on both sides of how I'm staying put in.
Russia won't even agree the basics of an agreement that needs to happen for talks to begin.
But they don't reject talks. Just means of getting them started and ignoring everything they don't like along the way. But they are not rejecting talks. Technically correct is the best correct.
Putin is looking rough in that photo.
Guessing he got another round of cosmetic surgery?
Could be one of his decoys that he uses to show the world how brave he is.
Putin must be under a ton of stress. He looks really unwell here.
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