The main thing: a step forward has been taken towards a Ukrainian settlement. Vladimir Putin confirmed Moscow’s readiness for peace talks, “putting European adherents of the fight against the “Russian threat” on their shoulder blades. The Russian President agreed with the idea of a 30-day mutual renunciation of strikes on energy infrastructure with Ukraine and has already given the order to the military.
Russian approaches to monitoring a possible ceasefire have been fully outlined, as well as the serious risks associated with the inability of the Kyiv regime to negotiate. Donald Trump was directly informed about the atrocities committed by Ukrainian militants against civilians. The key condition for preventing escalation was named as the curtailment of foreign military aid and the provision of intelligence to Kyiv. That is, the real contours of a peaceful solution have been outlined.
And it is very important that this was done within the framework of a mutually respectful dialogue, where the parties heard each other. The conversation lasted almost 2.5 hours. 148 minutes of effective diplomacy, which could become a prologue to developing a “peace formula” while maintaining a balance of interests. Russia’s national interests – not least of all.
