Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready to halt the war in Ukraine with a negotiated ceasefire that recognises the current battlefield lines, four Russian sources told Reuters, saying he is prepared to fight on if Kyiv and the West do not respond.
Three of the sources, familiar with discussions in Putin’s entourage, said the veteran Russian leader had expressed frustration to a small group of advisers about what he views as Western-backed attempts to stymie negotiations and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s decision to rule out talks.
“Putin can fight for as long as it takes, but Putin is also ready for a ceasefire – to freeze the war,” said another of the four, a senior Russian source who has worked with Putin and has knowledge of top level conversations in the Kremlin.
He, like the others cited in this story, spoke on condition of anonymity given the matter’s sensitivity.
Putin is welcome to cease firing any time he likes.
Putin is welcome to cease firing and get his army back on the other side of the fucking border any time he likes.
Yup, im pretty sure a ceasefire on the 2022 borders was possible any time Putin wanted.
I’m not so sure that’s the case anymore.
Ukraine wants Crimea back.
Maybe really early on in the war that was possible, but it’s going to be a harder sell now.
Here’s a way that Russia can liberate Ukraine 100% foolproof.
He’s one of my favorite rednecks on youtube.
This is happening at a time when Russian armor and infantry are being stalled at the north, south, and eastern fronts.
This is also happening at a time when American munitions are about to be loaded into Ukraine. (June-July.)
This is also happening as Ukraine is asking the US if they can use these Munitions inside Russia.
Yeah real shocking he wants a pause now that the Washington money firehose is back on full spray.
Don’t forget F-16 squadrons finishing training and getting online any day now…
The loss of Russian A-50 AWACS mean the air war is going to be hot this summer.
Better idea. Take his troops back to Russia.
best idea: take his troops back to Russia and then take his butt to a tall bridge and jump.
Appeasement never works with dictators.
Unfortunately for Russians, Ukraine is no longer interested in a ceasefire. Western munitions are about to drop, it’s gonna be a rainy summer
Ukraine has no interest in a ceasefire that causes them to lose territory to the Russian invaders.
And rightfully so.
Ok. Leave.
“stop fighting so we can kill you quicker” basically.
Yeah, but the thing is, Ukraine isn’t ready to negotiate, and Biden will be President for at least another 7 months.
Until then perhaps over 100 000 Russian and Ukrainian soldiers will die, thanks to Putin.
This war isn’t helping the demographics of either country.
While there might be a sudden (and long overdue) influx of material heading Ukraine’s way my understanding is that they’ve been attritioned out of a lot of their fighting capability due to the long (fuck you GOP) drought of munitions. Russia has a lot more manpower to throw at the war and has been actively recruiting dumb foreigners (or kidnapping foreigners) along with using prison labor to supplement their fighting force.
Russia has about 3.5x the manpower, and IIUC, Ukraine might start using convicts. Maybe they might use some of that aid to increase pay and maybe get their own foreigners.
This history of Russia shows a willingness to throw bodies into the meatgrinder to achieve military objectives. While there are trained and professional forces fighting on the Russian side of this conflict, the lines have also been populated with conscripts, political dissidents, ethnic minorities, prisoners, and any other “human resources” that Putin doesn’t mind sacrificing. I doubt he is worried about troop strength.
The problem might not be so much the strength of the troops as much as their morale.
AFAIK, Russian troop strength might have been good in February 1917.
Kiev should send him a cyanide pill and a German luger as their ceasefire proposal.
Putin’s been saying this for forever… Basically ever since the doomed peace negotiations in 2022.
Zelensky won’t accept a peace without retaking Crimea and Putin won’t accept a peace that relinquishes current territorial gains.
We’re at an impasse until someone cracks. If Zaluzhny hadn’t been exiled to Britain, maybe things would be different.
