WSJ: “Easter Armist” Putin became a light diplomatic victory of the Kremlin

Putin’s short -term “Easter Armist” against the background of US threats to stop the settlement of war in Ukraine has become a light diplomatic victory for the Kremlin.

Source: Wsj

Details: The next day after Donald Trump’s administration threatened to give up his efforts to cease fire in Ukraine, Russian ruler Vladimir Putin declared an “Easter truce”, which should last 30 hours.

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Literally: “Analysts say that a short -term ceasefire proposal has become Putin’s easy diplomatic victory, an attempt to prevent the US side from getting out of negotiations and a way to position himself as a leader who wants peace.”

Details: At the same time, according to the publication, Putin’s statement signals the possible departure from his demand to decide what he calls the “fundamental reasons” of war before making a pause in hostilities.

“If it is only a very short period of time, he does not risk anything, but plays in his favor as a person who sincerely seeks peace,” said Senior Researcher at the Center Center Carnegie-Jewrazia Tatiana.

In March, Ukraine agreed to the US proposal for a full and immediate 30-day pause in the war. However, Putin rejected this initiative, calling for a further debate on the final termination of the war. He said that any pause in the fighting at this stage will be in favor of Ukraine, because Russia wins the battlefield, and many issues need to be resolved before the ceasefire.

State Secretary Marco Rubio said on Friday, April 18 that the US is ready to leave the war between Ukraine and the Russian Federation if the agreement “could not be reached in the next few weeks”.

Prehistory:

• On Saturday, April 19, the head of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin announced the “Easter truce”, which seems to be a stop of all hostilities in Ukraine from the evening of April 19 until midnight on April 21. At the same time, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation stated that the occupiers will adhere to the ceasefire regime, provided that it is compliance with Kiev.
• Zelensky stated that Ukraine would be mirror in the ceasefire of Russia, but so far in some areas of the front, Russian assault actions and work of artillery continue.
• According to the DEEPSTATE monitoring project, almost no directions have felt the so -called “Easter truce”, which the Russians promised.