Posted on 10/21/2025 1:19:25 PM PDT by Timber Rattler
A planned summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin was put on hold on Tuesday, as Moscow's rejection of an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine cast a cloud over attempts at negotiations.
A senior White House official told Reuters "there are no plans for President Trump to meet with President Putin in the immediate future" after Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov had a "productive call" but opted against an in-person meeting.
Trump had announced last week that he and Putin would meet soon in Hungary to try to bring an end to the war in Ukraine. But Putin has been unwilling to consider concessions. Moscow has long demanded that Ukraine agree to cede more territory before any ceasefire.
Russia reiterated its long-standing terms for a peace deal in a private communique known as a "non paper" that it sent to the U.S. last weekend, according to two U.S. officials and two people familiar with the situation.
The communique reaffirmed Russia's demand for full control of the long-contested eastern Donbas region, according to one official, effectively rejecting Trump's call for a ceasefire to commence with a freeze of the frontlines at their prevailing locations.
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Hokey Pokey!
Putin wants “Z” to say....okay...okay...leave the lines where they are and we can end this.
Ain't happening.
The good thing is that Trump realizes it and didn’t fall for platitudes.
I’m sure Trump wants both sides to make concessions.
No reason to allow Ukraine to rearm
Zelensky can always go on offense and take ALL his land back from Ruzzia.
Happy more Ukrainians are going to die fighting a war they can’t win, Timber?
Are you happy that more Russians are going to die because of Putin’s ego and stupidity?
So, if they are willing to put their lives on the line, so be it.
A large percentage of the Ukrainians dying have been rounded up and forced to the frontlines against their will.
You really are a terrible liar and poor propagandist.
There isn't a point I've made you can refute.
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