Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky provided an update on talks with Russia during an address that was posted on his government’s Facebook page on Tuesday.
“We continue working on different levels to make sure that Russia is convinced that this atrocious war has to be stopped. We continue our difficult negotiations. This is challenging. Sometimes scandalous,” he said.
Zelensky also said, “I am grateful to all of the international intermediators who work with us and bring the true picture to Russia and convince them to see the reality of combat actions. And that the world is not going to stop the truth, our truth.”“We will fight until the end bravely and openly,” he added
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Is ramping up counter PR, a counteroffensive, thanking all intermediators who work with us to bring the true picture to russia - the truth, our truth, while stating that they will fight until the end, bravely and openly, and thanking the pope for his strong position against the war. Because, and thats important, he invited him. (Not my framing, CNN.)
Negotiations would continue, but are difficult, challenging, and sometimes scandalous.
France says there is no agreement in sight for a ceasefire in Ukraine though.
While the US has “seen indications” Ukrainians are “going a bit more on the offensive”. Only a bit though.
Amanpour is helping, as always, by asking a Putin spokesperson when russia would be willing to use nuclear weapons, gets “if faced with an extential threat” in return, which CNN then brings as Putin spokesperson refuses to rule out use of nuclear weapons if Russia faced an “existential threat”. Dabbling into MAD and game theory basics.
See also, old cranky weird dude:
