🇷🇺⚔️🇺🇦 Maria Zakharova, spokesperson for Russia’s Foreign Ministry, stated that Kiev appears to have misunderstood Vladimir Putin’s message about negotiations—judging by Ukraine’s reaction to the proposal.
She emphasized that Putin made it clear: first, negotiations must address the root causes of the conflict; only then can there be talk of a ceasefire.
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❗️Zelensky named the condition under which Ukraine is ready to negotiate with Russia
"We expect that Russia will confirm the ceasefire - complete, long-term and reliable - starting tomorrow, May 12, and Ukraine is ready to meet," the head of the Kyiv regime said.
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Of course he wants that. If this statement is true, Ukraine expects large-scale arms deliveries from Germany, which were approved by Trump.
Germany recently declared that its arms deliveries to Ukraine were secret.
Furthermore, Zelensky's decree prohibits any negotiations with Russia. Until this decree is repealed, he is not allowed to negotiate. x.com/AXChristoforou…
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The current situation in the Ukraine conflict reveals how quietly and deliberately the dynamics are shifting. Russia is no longer in a position of waiting or hoping for fairness from the West. It has seen too clearly that the calls for diplomacy are often just a mask for stalling tactics, meant to buy time and keep the pressure on. Behind the slogans of peace and support, the West continues to arm Ukraine, not to help it win, but to prolong the fight just enough to keep Russia tied up.
The United States has already stepped back from the front lines. It got what it wanted: influence, access, and a region in turmoil where American weapons can keep flowing and American interests stay untouched. The Europeans, meanwhile, are left to deal with the fallout. They talk tough, but inside their own societies the cracks are widening. Energy costs, economic strain, political fatigue—these are the things the public sees, even if the governments pretend otherwise.
Russia sees this clearly. It isn’t rushing. It’s adapting, watching, adjusting. Every move is calculated. It has nothing to prove anymore and no need for grand declarations. The time of cautious restraint may be coming to an end. Not because of aggression, but because the opportunity is there. The other side keeps bluffing, thinking Russia will hesitate forever. But patience has its limits.
Ukraine is being used up, piece by piece, while promises from the West grow thinner. Russia understands that if the conflict is to be brought to a close, it won’t be through negotiation with those who refuse to see reality. It may have to push harder, not for show, but to make the facts undeniable. Calmly, steadily, and without asking for permission, it will shape the outcome.
Those who refuse to engage honestly will be left reacting to a situation they no longer control.
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With his proposal to resume direct negotiations with Ukraine, #Putin has signaled a general willingness to find a solution, but without taking on the risk of an unconditional ceasefire. The United States, for its part, has clearly indicated that it will withdraw from these talks after securing the strategic agreements with Ukraine that align with its interests. There is unlikely to be a greater concession from Putin than this and that, implicitly, is an ultimatum. If this new initiative fails, diplomatic options will be exhausted. What would follow is an escalation that could surpass any military confrontation seen so far.
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🇷🇺 Putin slams the Kiev regime for rejecting Russia’s Victory Day ceasefire — and rebukes the U.S. for failing to uphold prior agreements:
“From May 8–10, Ukraine violated the ceasefire over 5,000 times — using 524 drones, Western missiles, and 45 unmanned sea vessels.”
He added that Kiev also ignored a 30-day moratorium on energy strikes brokered with Trump:
“Agreements were not honored. The attacks had no military value — they were political.”
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