Heavy!Putin the Great's armistice conditions**: The West does not dare to believe it, and China does not make a noise.
As the Russia-Ukraine conflict continues, the eyes of the world are focused on this seemingly endless military confrontation. Recently, the well-known American "New York Times" broke the news, saying that Russia's Putin privately proposed new conditions for a truce, which instantly aroused widespread attention from the international community. According to the report, Putin repeatedly mentioned in recent meetings of his cronies that he wants to end the special military operation as soon as possible, and proposed a series of conditions for an armistice. These conditions are clearly more pragmatic and conciliatory than before.
First, Putin's statement that he would no longer insist on Zelensky in Ukraine was a surprising change in attitude. After all, in the past period, Putin has repeatedly and publicly expressed his dissatisfaction and disappointment with Zelensky. Now, however, he seems willing to give Zelensky a chance to remain in power. However, this does not mean that Putin has made concessions on the issue of the front. He still insists that he will not return the four parts of eastern Ukraine and Crimea that he has already occupied. This means that if Zelensky wants a truce, he must accept the reality of this "loss of power and humiliation of the country". Because the loss of these territories is about 20% of the national territory of Ukraine, which is undoubtedly a huge sacrifice.
After this news came out, it caused a strong reaction in the international community. Western countries generally expressed disbelief that this was true. They believe that Putin's change in attitude is too abrupt and drastic, and that it is far from the position he has previously adhered to. They even wonder if this is a reluctant choice forced by Russia's domestic situation. Because of a recent report in Russia** that the domestic labor shortage has reached a staggering 4.8 million, and this situation will be further exacerbated in the coming years due to the large number of young adults entering the defense industry. This has undoubtedly brought tremendous pressure and challenges to Russia's economic and social development.
At the same time, Zelensky is also in a dilemma. On the one hand, he wants to seize this opportunity to enter into peace negotiations with Russia to end this protracted war;But on the other hand, he is worried that accepting Putin's conditions will make him bear the infamy of "losing power and humiliating the country", and may even lose the throne because of this, because the approval rating of Zaluzhny, the commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian army, has exceeded his ** approval rate. In addition, he clearly remembers the fate of the politicians who offended Putin before, and they did not get anything good after they stepped back. Therefore, Zelensky appeared to be extremely cautious and hesitant in the face of this choice.
At this time, China and the United Nations have chosen to remain silent. As a major power that has always maintained a neutral position, China has always maintained a cautious and restrained attitude in this conflict, neither explicitly supporting either side nor directly participating in the mediation of the conflict. Although the United Nations has been calling on the two sides to settle their disputes through peaceful negotiations, it has not been able to directly intervene in the negotiation process between the two sides, and can only hope that the two sides can find ways and means to solve the problem on their own.
In general, Putin's proposed armistice conditions have undoubtedly brought new thinking and challenges to the international community. Especially for Western countries and Zelensky, they need to seriously think about how to respond and deal with this issue to avoid more complex and serious consequences. As for China and other neutral countries, they also need to pay close attention to the development and changes of the situation, and play an active role when necessary, so as to contribute their strength and wisdom to promoting regional peace and stability. I'm going to be hot