Ukrainian President Zelenskyy responded to Putin and it is a quite clever response.
He welcomes it, but subtly preconditions the peace negotiations with the ceasefire starting tomorrow.
May 11, 2025 08:12Since Trump likes his card analogies, I've been trying to decide if, with his proposal, Putin is playing Bridge or Poker. If Bridge, is he finessing Trump's dual demands for negotiations along with a ceasefire, or is he playing Poker and going "all in" in rejecting Trump's proposal for an...
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...immediate ceasefire to see if Trump is willing to call his bluff? So far, Trump's response is unclear, but Zelensky and Macron are clearly calling Putin's bluff. The question is, will Trump also call Putin's bluff, or will he fold? My guess, unfortunately, is the latter.
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Not to tell you your business sir, but it's a dirty trick. They have no intention of pulling out of the war. Just my thoughts.
Putin committing to a ceasefire and actually following through is never going to happen. He might as well remove the safety pin from a grenade and sit on it. Pandora's box would open and an endless series of problems emerge. The 1990's would be viewed as the good old times.