Ukraine backs 30-day ceasefire as US ends aid freeze
www.lemonde.fr
Ukraine and the United States engaged in talks in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, with Kyiv agreeing to a 30-day ceasefire proposed by the US. The Trump administration said it would immediately resume military aid and intelligence sharing with Ukraine.
  • talkingpumpkin@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1 year

    Isn’t this basically “the deal is done - we just need the other party to agree”? (same kind of announcement Israel and Hamas took turns at)

    • Eheran@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1 year

      Ukraine needs all the help they can get, so it makes sense to play the USA like that, even if it is actually really stupid. Better stupid and saving countless lives…

    • misk@sopuli.xyzEnglish
      1 year

      We’ll see. Russia reps stated they were not interested in ceasefire for the sake of ceasefire so it depends on what concessions Ukraine made or what other pressure is applied.

  • CaptObvious@literature.cafeEnglish
    1 year

    Am I the only one who thinks Putin would be stupid not to agree? All he has to do is wait long enough to force Ukrainian elections, then reinvade. Problem solved for him.

    • Agility0971@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1 year

      The public statement has been that Kremlin wants to get a permanent solution in place. They dont want to have a conflict on their borders in the future again.

      • narp@feddit.orgEnglish
        1 year

        Ohhh, they don’t want a future conflict on their borders? Then maybe don’t fucking start one, that was and will always be an option.

  • Potato@feddit.orgEnglish
    1 year

    I wonder what Trumps response is going to be when Putin rejects the offer. Doubt he’s going to go as hard on him as he did with Zelenskyy.