The 25% number being circulated is based on recent Pentagon upward revisions of how many missile systems are needed based on our recent Ukraine and Middle East experience.
The good news is that is that it seems that Trump has finally pretty much beaten down the Zelensky / EU / US Uniparty war coaition and it looks like Zelensky has been given the word by Lindsey Graham that it's time to face reality and stop demanding crazy terms from Russia and accept realistic proposals from Putin.
Until Team Ukraine faces reality, there really is nothing to negotiate between the Ukraine and Russia.
Now Trump is also putting public pressure on Putin come to an agreement as well.
A lot of this public posturing is carefully scripted and stage managed and it would not be surprising if Putin was helping write the script.
I suspect that progress will be made in the near future. Some times you have to take the long and tortuous path to get from where you are to where you want to be.
accept realistic proposals from Putin.
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They include installing a government of Russia’s choice, the de-nazification of Ukraine (essentially amounting to Holodomor v2 with the execution of millions), & the creation of buffer zones to include all of the Baltics and Poland.
Very realistic, eh?