Joint statement says ‘ball is now in Russia’s court’ as two countries also revive plans for minerals deal

This is clearly a gift to Russia.

    • just_another_person@lemmy.worldOP
      2·
      7 hours ago

      Russia will use it to rearm and plan for a new attack, certainly. That’s why I think it’s a gift for them. Ukraine had better do the same, because the track record of Putin says this ain’t gonna hold.

      • NimdaQA@lemmy.world
        3·
        4 hours ago

        plan for a new attack

        Russia has been drilling and preparing troops for a river crossing alongside bringing in additional supplies likely in preparation to cross the Dnieper and they had captured land near the Kherson bridge.

        Without the Ukrainian attacks on say Russian command posts in Kherson Oblast like what happened on March 5, these preparations would likely be easier.

        Alternatively, a Russian FAB strike in Kherson allegedly took down a headquarters for Ukrainian drone operators and with a ceasefire, this can be repaired or whatever.

        TLDR: Russia would likely also use ceasefire to prepare for further operations assuming they accept it.

    • P1nkman@lemmy.world
      8·
      16 hours ago

      They will, but under the guise of a false flag to state that Ukraine broke the ceasefire first.

  • Joe@discuss.tchncs.de
    17·
    1 day ago

    If it happens and Ukraine and its true allies use the time wisely to prepare for the worst case, then the worst case might not be so bad.

    Ukraine isn’t recovering much territory militarily anytime soon, short of a black swan event. So diplomacy and putin’s “retirement” will be the way.

    trump will screw it up with premature sanctions relief though.

  • NimdaQA@lemmy.world
    83·
    18 hours ago

    Zelenskyy agreed but Russia’s response has yet to come.

    I disagree with OP, this ain’t a gift to Russia.

    Ukrainian troops have been operationally encircled at Kursk with the only road out being under Russian fire control, Russian VVS has air above Kursk region under their control, and unconfirmed reports state that a possible coup is brewing within Ukrainian army because of Zelenskyy’s and Syrskyi‘s hubris in conducting Kursk offensive. Russia’s Operation Potok in Kursk region led to a detachment of Russian troops entering the rear of Ukrainian forces through an inactive gas pipeline resulting in weakening of the Ukrainian group at the area of ​​the city of Sudzha and some Ukrainian troops being effectively encircled in Ivashkovskii.

    As Ukraine sent its most elite units into Kursk region, the destruction of Ukrainian forces in Kursk region would be very detrimental and without guns targeting the road going silent, escape is unlikely.

    Given the above, a ceasefire assuming it allows a withdraw, can be temporarily life saving for Ukraine.

    I might have a pro-Russia bias, but I believe that this ceasefire would benefit Ukraine in the war effort assuming they can use it to withdraw units from Kursk region.