⚡️🇫🇷 NEW - French President Emmanuel Macron commends himself for the progress between the USA and Ukraine.
"I am pleased with the progress made during the discussions between the United States and Ukraine that took place today in Jeddah, particularly regarding the idea of a possible 30-day ceasefire.
The ball is clearly in Russia's court now.
France and its partners remain committed to a strong and lasting peace, built on robust security guarantees for Ukraine."
I'll ignore Macron and just wonder what could the US/Ukraine offer Russia to make them accept a ceasefire when they clearly have big advantage on the battlefield right now. Putin has always said he is not interested in temporary solutions. He has been cheated 3 times so far with bad faith negotiations to end this conflict.
Putin has been cheated huh? For starters, wasn't he claiming it's just a military exercise 3 years ago? Let me guess, "he didn't have choice"?
Even if I agree with your take on Putin's choices, all you are saying is that the cheating was justified because he lied as well. You don't dispute the cheating happened. So I guess you agree that he has no good reason to agree to a ceasefire now.
On the topic of what his choices might have been three years ago, have a look at this:
TLDR - Putin had to choose between waiting for the US to improve their positions against Russia until _they_ are confident enough to attack in one way or another, or draw a red line and enforce it. He did the latter, with ample warnings, which were consistently ignored. If I was Russian that's what I would've hoped he would do.
Deluded as a child. He needs a cuddle with daddy Bridgitte.
