I mean if that’s the game plan then they’re doing it backwards given that Ukraine and the Europeans already rejected the US 28 point plan, while Russia just slow walked it saying they’d consider it as a basis for negotiation. It’s the Ukrainians who look intransigent here, not the Russians. Meanwhile, the conditions on the front continue to deteriorate and Russia’s position in the negotiation continues to get stronger.
I mean if that’s the game plan then they’re doing it backwards given that Ukraine and the Europeans already rejected the US 28 point plan, while Russia just slow walked it saying they’d consider it as a basis for negotiation. It’s the Ukrainians who look intransigent here, not the Russians. Meanwhile, the conditions on the front continue to deteriorate and Russia’s position in the negotiation continues to get stronger.