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The ball is now in Moscow’s court
Kronen Zeitung als bevorzugte Google-Quelle hinzufügen It is now up to Putin to end the war of aggression. For the time being, the Kremlin leadership is reacting as it always does when confronted with surprises: it is keeping a low profile, playing for time and requesting "additional information".
The US blackmailing the Ukrainian leadership into a ceasefire after an eight-hour headlock in Saudi Arabia is a Trojan horse for Moscow: Trump is demanding agreement to a deal that is simultaneously linked to the resumption of US military aid to Ukraine.
Putin has already explained the Russian position several times. He does not want a ceasefire, but a "complete peace" (under Russian conditions). This means: the five eastern provinces, even if they have not yet been fully conquered, as well as "denazification" in Kiev.
In terms of security, Putin is even turning the tables: he is demanding security guarantees for Russia through a de facto demilitarization and "neutralization" of Ukraine - in other words, the degradation of Ukraine to a satellite existence like Eastern Europe in the old Soviet Eastern Bloc.
Trump's oops-now-I'm-coming method is meeting with Russian persistence. A "careful examination" will now follow. Until then, the bombing and slaughter will continue. Without perseverance, Russia would not have achieved the war successes to date. Trump himself is the best example of this.
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