Posted on 03/18/2025 3:05:18 PM PDT by McGruff
President Vladimir Putin has rejected an immediate and full ceasefire in Ukraine, agreeing only to halt attacks on energy infrastructure, following a call with US President Donald Trump.
The Russian leader declined to sign up to the comprehensive month-long ceasefire that Trump's team recently worked out with Ukrainians in Saudi Arabia.
He said a comprehensive truce could only work if foreign military aid and intelligence sharing with Ukraine came to an end.
Ukraine's European allies have previously rejected such conditions.
(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...
Trump is in for a long slog regarding peace in Ukraine, but he’s staying with it (although I often wonder why).
There’s no magic words or sanctions which will end this war. Only serious diplomacy and negotiation.
We cannot trust a damn thing from the BBC. I’ll wait for s different source.
Now a UK media report on the agreed Ceasefire on Energy Infrastructure is released, President Trump is making progress and increasing America’s Options in negotiating for a final Ceasefire and Peace in Eastern Europe.
Trump’s was still a perfect phone call.
Trump’s negotiators insist that Ukraine switches to all EV tanks, personnel carriers and other military vehicles as well as passenger vehicles and pickups. Once they show they care about climate change they can have electric power plants again.
I know Trump has political capital invested into a Ukraine peace but the wiser thing to do now would just be to walk away. The Houthi problem and of course our own border issues are of direct and immediate importance. Let the warmongering leaders of the UK and France deal with the hot mess.
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