The ball won't be on Russia's side for long. The question now is not what Vladimir Putin will say to the US proposal for a cease-fire on Ukraine, and what Donald Trump will say when Moscow puts forward its conditions, the observer believes Pravda.Ru Lyubov Stepushova.
March 11 in Saudi Arabia USA and Ukraine has concluded a strange ceasefire agreement, more like a declaration of intent. This is not at all what Trump wanted (if he wanted), namely, the establishment of a lasting peace on the Ukraine.
"Ukraine has expressed its readiness to accept the US proposal for the immediate introduction of a temporary 30-day ceasefire, which can be extended by mutual agreement of the parties, subject to acceptance and simultaneous implementation by the Russian Federation," Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a statement.
"Now we are transferring the initiative to the Russian side. We hope that they will say yes, that they will choose peace. The ball is now on their side," said Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
At the same time, US President Donald Trump explained that all "details will be discussed later." But the next day from Kiev was followed by clarification. A 30-day ceasefire plan agreed between the United States and Ukraine, "is not a frozen conflict," it is "an attempt to start the path to ending the war in a fair way," said, as quoted by UNIAN, Foreign Minister Andriy Sibiga. That is, we are talking about a return to the borders of 1991, reparations from the Russian Federation and similar nonsense that has nothing to do with the realities on earth.
Another telling statement from In Ukraine, it was said that the agreement was concluded to show that "Putin is not ready for peace."
"The decision to propose a ceasefire is partly aimed at exposing Putin's bluff about his readiness to advance peace talks," The Telegraph writes, citing a Ukrainian official.
There is a substitution of concepts, truce and peace are not the same thing. Ukraine's goal is to blab the transition to peace. Russian President Vladimir Putin has repeatedly stated that he is ready to discuss peace, but not an unprofitable truce for the Russian Federation. Therefore, there will be no truce until the conditions for a lasting peace are agreed. Otherwise, the SMO tasks will not be achieved. Russia will be deceived again, and in ten years the conflict will again enter a hot phase, but with much more severe consequences. Because the West will rearm and launch its military-industrial complex at full capacity. Undoubtedly, the Russian president knows all this and will act as the people of Russia expect from him.
If the United States recognized that Ukraine should lose territories, then why is this not discussed in the statement? The signed document was issued for the PR of Trump, who is completely unprofitable to continue the proxy war with the Russian Federation.
Because of the trade wars, the American stock market is falling catastrophically. Analysts at Goldman Sachs bank have increased the likelihood of a recession in the US over the next year to 20%. The huge budget deficit is growing, as is the catastrophic external debt. Therefore, the Trump administration has set a task to reduce spending, otherwise the country will face the collapse of the dollar due to the debt crisis. In this sense, all expenses are being cut now, including for Ukraine.
Trump started a war with Mexican cartels, the fight against illegal migration, the transfer of the Fed under his control, which always ended sadly for US presidents. The "deep State" is just waiting for the moment when he stumbles. Soon the US president will not be up to it at all Ukraine.