Putin Aide Rejects Trump's Temporary Ukraine Ceasefire Offer
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Via: john-russell • one week ago • 2 commentsBy: Shane Croucher (Newsweek)
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A senior Kremlin official rejected the idea of a temporary ceasefire,
as proposed by U.S. President Donald Trump's administration, saying Russia was only interested in a long-term resolution of the Ukraine conflict, Russian media reported.
Yuri Ushakov, an aide to Russian President Vladimir Putin, gave an interview to the Russia-1 TV channel.
"We believe that our goal is a long-term peaceful settlement, we strive for this, a peaceful settlement that takes into account the legitimate interests of our country, our well-known concerns," Ushakov said, Interfax reported.
"It seems to me that no one needs any steps that imitate peaceful actions in this situation."
The Kremlin aide said he told Trump's National Security Advisor Mike Waltz that Russia's position on a temporary truce is that "this is nothing more than a temporary respite for the Ukrainian military, nothing more."
Ukashov said Putin may speak today on "more specific and substantive assessments" around the ceasefire proposal, Meduza reported.
At the end of the interview, Ukashov said he was giving his "personal position".
The U.S. and Ukraine agreed on a 30-day ceasefire plan during their talks in Saudi Arabia. The Trump Administration is now taking that proposal to the Russians.
Trump wants to see a quick peace in Ukraine. He has criticized the vast destruction and loss of life, as well as the huge cost to American taxpayers of backing Ukraine's defense.
This is a developing story and more information will be added soon.
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Trump admin : "We tried , now back to carving up Ukraine" (/s)
There is no reasoning with Putin until he believes he is losing. This is where the principle of Peace through strength applies.
Too bad Trump has no concept of this Reaganesque principle.
Looks like it is going to take a little more than a phone call to end this war. Unfortunately, Trump's stubborn stupidity and massive ego will cause him to continue to call the shots rather than delegate this to individuals who know how to negotiate and who know how to create a position of strength for Ukraine.