With the defeat of Ukraine, Russian-Ukrainian peace talks are being brought up more and more.
At the moment, the attitudes of the parties are not the same.
Russia has always been open to peace talks.
Ukraine, for its part, has introduced a bill that will not hold peace talks with Putin-led Russia.
The United States and the West are more entangled.
They no longer provide large-scale aid to Ukraine, not even offensive**, apparently believing that Ukraine is no longer capable of continuing its offensive, and that the so-called restoration of the borders of 1991 has become an unrealistic fantasy, but the West does not want to lose the war just like that.
Therefore, the situation is so frozen - the situation on the battlefield has not changed much, and there has been little progress in the peace talks.
This requires an opportunity to break the current impasse, either on the battlefield or diplomatically.
On the whole, the initiative is in the hands of Russia.
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Putin wants a ceasefire?
According to the "Reference News", the US "New York Times" said that Putin expressed his willingness to reach an agreement in a recent secret diplomatic effort.
According to the report, two former Russian ** received information from Putin's special envoy that Putin has been saying through an intermediary that he is open to a ceasefire on the current front, at least since September.
This is seen as a far cry from Putin's ambition to dominate Ukraine.
In addition, the United States** also mentioned that as early as the fall of 2022, Putin had made a tentative ceasefire, a secret proposal, and Putin hinted at the time that he was satisfied with the land occupied by Russia and was ready for a truce.
A foreign country that met with Russia in the fall of this year said that the Russian side said that they were ready to negotiate a ceasefire, on the condition that the situation on the battlefield is in accordance with the current situation.
A Russian ** told the New York Times that Putin's message was that he was willing to cease the war, but not a single meter back.
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Russia can't bear it?
Judging by these messages, Russia has been seeking negotiations, but needs to meet one of the most basic conditions, accepting "territorial realities".
This condition just shows that Russia is not unable to bear it.
If Russia really can't bear it, it will not insist on this condition again and again.
In fact, these situations mentioned by the US media have been mentioned in public by the Russian side.
Russia has never opposed peace talks, and its demand for acceptance of "territorial realities" has always been a condition for Russia.
None of this is a secret, anyone who watches the news has seen it.
As for the so-called "Putin's ambition to dominate Ukraine", this in itself does not exist, Putin has not thought of erasing Ukraine, and there is no sign of wanting to dominate Ukraine.
It is untenable for the US media to forcibly create the appearance that Russia is secretly making conditions for peace talks in private, trying to prove that Russia does not want to fight.
If Russia makes any concessions in private, it may be able to fool some people by hyping it up, but Russia's conditions have not changed, and just expressing its willingness to negotiate peace does not explain anything.
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At the moment, Russia has the full grasp of the initiative, both on the battlefield and diplomatically.
Russia can choose to fight or it can choose to maintain the status quo.
And in terms of diplomacy, it is also Russia that is qualified to prescribe conditions.
If the West and Ukraine cannot accept it, Russia can continue to fight until the other side accepts it.
Of course, war is not child's play, and the situation will undergo some unexpected changes over time, if in order to avoid long nights or out of consideration for reducing losses, it is also possible for Russia to want to hold peace talks earlier, but it is definitely not the feeling that the US media wants to create as if Russia is about to fight anymore.