Posted on 03/13/2025 10:51:08 AM PDT by Signalman
THE “ROOT CAUSE” IS THE STATEMENTS BY PUTIN THAT HE WISHED TO “CONSOLIDATE” THE ORIGINAL SOVIET UNION BEFORE HE DIES.
This what Putin agreed to according to his statement: “We agree with the proposals for the ceasefire, but our position is based on the assumption that the ceasefire would lead to a longterm peace, something that would remove the initial reasons for the crisis.”
All the posturing is for negotiating.
Put an agreed upon billion dollar fine (held in escrow') on any country shipping weapons to the Z Man and you might have a point. Ukraine's a corrupt country that helps 'the elites' of the world. A group not the least bit trustworthy.
There would have to be a serious agreement to an agreement to even start a ceasefire. How about a 14 day ceasefire that can be renewed or not? And everything's on the table.
Would you also have Russia close down all of its military factories during the same period?
"“We also want guarantees that Ukraine will not mobilize, train soldiers, or receive weapons during the 30-day cease-fire,”
What he actually has agreed to is more discussions. That's it. Compared to what the headline claims, that's worlds apart.
Uh..wut?
Good luck getting every single country in the world that could possibly send weapons to Ukraine to put a billion dollars into escrow.
The goal of the ceasefire is to freeze all action and violence and NOT allow either side to take advantage of the peace effort.
Russia could not resupply their lines and NATO could not sneak in weapons for the Z Man. Both sides could treat their soldiers for injuries. If a solid outline for peace can’t be created in 14 days... then 60 or 90 days probably wouldn’t work either. IMHO
Bingo. That's why NATO membership is so important to him. He doesn't fear a NATO invasion, and never did. It's that once a country is a member of NATO, he can't invade it without risking a much wider war he doesn't want.
Agreed.
And what do you define as the lines? You called for blocking all weapons to the entire country of Ukraine, not just the front lines. Would Russia also have to close down its factories during the cease fire?
He's open to the idea if certain conditions are met.
“What he actually has agreed to is more discussions. That’s it. Compared to what the headline claims, that’s worlds apart.”
Yes, that is what I said.
Headlines, anymore, rarely hit it.
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