Guardian: Russia makes it clear that if it will “play ball” with Ukraine, it will only be on its own terms

In a rare sympathy, the US president and European leaders agreed this week that “the ball is on the Russian stadium”. Ukraine, after talks with the US on Tuesday, agreed to a 30 -day truce. However, instead of making the next move, Vladimir Putin has chosen to set new terms, insisting that the negotiations can only go ahead if his own rules are respected. “The idea is right and we support it,” Putin said next to his narrow ally, Alexander Lukashenko, during a press conference in the Kremlin. But, as is often the case, the word “but” that followed changed the meaning of the statement. The Russian president emphasized that consultations with the US were needed and put Ukraine to stop its re -equipment, suspending military mobilization, and interrupting Western military aid to Kiev during the truce. As the Guardian reports at the same time, Russia showed no intention to […]
Source: News Beast

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