Russia doesn’t need the ceasefire
Ukraine does
Russia needs to get with the program and stop wasting President Trump’s time and patience.
“Russia doesn’t need the ceasefire. Ukraine does.”
Exactly - why would Russia want to let the Neocons re-arm Ukraine and likely send European troops into Ukraine - just to bring the world closer to nuclear war? Not gonna happen, regardless of any personal attacks by Zeepers.
Exactly. Such a ceasefire just allows the Ukes to rearm and redeploy. Russia would never agree to it.
Insofar as Putin truly attaches no importance to human life, that is correct.
But the pro-Putin crowd here at FR has been calling for an "end to the bloodshed." They have repeatedly cited humanitarian reasons for the withdrawal of Western support from beleaguered Ukraine so that the "senseless fighting" could finally stop.
Now, our noble President Trump is calling for an at least limited cease-fire.
The fact that Putin's Kremlin spokesman laughs at President Trump's proposal should be evidence enough that the Russians are not sincere, that they are not negotiating in good faith.
All of you FReepers who have been arguing for years, now, that you only wanted the killing to stop should not now be making light of President Trump's serious proposal, or approving of Putin's peremptory dismissal of this proposal. Instead, you should be castigating Putin for his willful refusal to agree to an even only temporary stop to the killing.
Now you are showing your true colors!
Regards,
“Russia doesn’t need the cease fire.”
Minsk III?
Merkel and Hollande openly stated that the purpose of the Minsk agreements was to give Ukraine time to build up its armed forces. So now the Euroweenies expect Russia to fall for another “Minsk” (in which not only Ukraine but now also Europe will get a respite and some more time to build up their armies)?
Do they think Putin is that stupid? Fool me once, shame on you. Fill me twice, shame on me.
“Russia doesn’t need the ceasefire
Ukraine does”
War is deception. Ukraine has exacted huge tolls on the Russian military. I have my doubts that Russia has the materials left for prolonged offensive operations, except people to ‘waste’. Summer will soon come, and we will see if the Russians can be offensive, or Ukraine.