Of Athena Papakosta

The President of the Russian Federation appeared with many questions, reservations and a series of terms yesterday, Thursday, Vladimir Putinin its first public position for a 30 -day cease -term ceasefire plan, agreed Tuesday between the United States and Ukraine in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Having on his side, his last loyal ally on European territory, the president of Belarus, Alexander LukashenkoVladimir Putin said “Yes, but” In the American proposal to cease hostilities and set the prerequisite for Moscow, in order to first deal with, as he said, the deepest causes of the conflict and consequently “Any ceasefire to lead to a long peace.”

Asking a number of questions, the president of the Russian Federation began to weave a web of conditions, which in a way revealed the deficits and gaps of the Washington proposal in Moscow, which Kiev has already consented.

As long as the Vladimir Putin He shaped the roadmap that Russia chooses to follow in order to be a winner or at least Won on the talk of talks; made sure to return the ball back to the American sideindirectly rejecting Washington’s desire to precede the truce and then follow the conversations.

“Why do it take 30 days of truce? For recruitment or refueling Ukraine with weapons? ‘ questioned the Vladimir Putin,, implying that Kiev could to exploit the cessation of hostilities to reinforce his strengths.

“Who and how will it control the truce when the front extends to 2,000 kilometers?”wondered then setting ZSupervisory and Application of the cessation of hostilities.

“What would any truce mean to invade Kursk?” The Russian president also said, showing that does not intend to stop businesses on this front and while the Russian army records rapid advance. He made it clear that Ukrainian soldiers have two options: “Either be captured or die.”

In his first reaction the President of the United States, Donald Trumpspoke of one ‘Very promising, but incomplete’ Vladimir Putin’s placement with whom he said he was ready to talk.

From the Oval Office and as soon as his meeting with the Secretary -General of NATO had begun, Mark Ruttethe US president did not hide hope by Moscow ‘To do the right’stressing that he would like to see “Cruise from Russia”.

For some analysts the Vladimir Putin discovered an opportunity in the impatience or need – or at least desire – of Donald Trump to stay, as he has said in the recent past, as peacemaker in history. So by clicking on what for Moscow it is presented as an Achilles’ heel of the American president, the danger Washington to finally give in a series of some of Moscow’s toughest demands It remains visible. After all, the Russian side has not hidden that it intends to ignore that it is winning on the ground. On the contrary, it seems determined to convey its profits from the front line of the front at the forefront of diplomacy.

For his part, the president of Ukraine, Volodimir Zelenskispoke of one ‘Handling’ response ‘ of Vladimir Putinwho – as he pointed out – sets these conditions because “He is afraid to tell Donald Trump directly that he wants to continue the war.”

The new batch of discussions aimed at the truce agreement remains in full swing. The Special Envoy of the United States Steve Whitkov Located in the Russian capital yesterday and having watched the Russian president sketch his red lines, Diplomatic fever continues Behind the closed doors of the Kremlin.