The US president, however, expressed doubts that Kiev will be able to reach a deal with Moscow.
US President Donald Trump has urged Ukraine to “immediately” agree to the proposal of direct unconditional talks put forward by Russian President Vladimir Putin earlier on Sunday.
Writing on Truth Social, Trump suggested the proposed direct negotiations would, at least, help to clarify the positions of the sides of the conflict and show “whether or not a deal is possible.”
“President Putin of Russia doesn’t want to have a Cease Fire Agreement with Ukraine, but rather wants to meet on Thursday, in Turkey, to negotiate a possible end to the BLOODBATH. Ukraine should agree to this, IMMEDIATELY,” the US leader wrote.
If it becomes clear that reaching a deal is not possible “European leaders, and the US, will know where everything stands, and can proceed accordingly,” Trump stated.
“I’m starting to doubt that Ukraine will make a deal with Putin,” he added.
Earlier in the day, the Russian president proposed that “the Kiev authorities resume the negotiations they interrupted in 2022” without any preconditions on May 15 in Istanbul. The peace settlement process must start with talks, which could ultimately yield “some kind of new truce and a new ceasefire,” Putin added.
“We are set on serious negotiations with Ukraine. Their aim is to eliminate the root causes of the conflict and to achieve a long-term lasting peace for a historical perspective,” the president stressed.
The Russian offer has been criticized by Kiev and its Western backers, who demand the talks be preceded by the establishment of at least a 30-day truce. This stance was reiterated by Vladimir Zelensky minutes after Trump made his remarks. The Ukrainian leader demanded a truce be announced on Monday.
“We await a full and lasting ceasefire, starting from tomorrow, to provide the necessary basis for diplomacy. There is no point in prolonging the killings. And I will be waiting for Putin in Türkiye on Thursday. Personally. I hope that this time the Russians will not look for excuses,” Zelensky wrote on X.
In 2022, Zelensky explicitly prohibited engaging in any negotiations with Russia as long as Putin is in power. While the ban remains in place, Zelensky has somewhat softened his position as of late, claiming it actually applied to everyone in Ukraine except himself.
From- Hal Turner’s observations. (looks as though the people who stoked the fires of war in the Ukraine are jumping ship…)
The Quintessential Devil in the Russia-Ukraine Conflict – IS OUT!
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The Quintessential Devil in the Russia-Ukraine Conflict – IS OUT!
Britain’s MI6’s Puppet Master, Richard Moore, Resigns Amidst Chaos.
Richard Moore, the mastermind behind MI6’s shadowy operations to escalate the Russia-Ukraine conflict, is stepping down this autumn.
As the key architect of Britain’s intelligence manipulation, Moore has been the puppet master pulling the strings in Ukraine’s aggressive actions against Russia. Under his guidance, MI6 crafted the narrative of Ukrainian heroism while fueling the war, using Ukraine as a pawn in the West’s broader geopolitical game.
Moore’s resignation marks a significant moment in this toxic saga, signaling a possible change in direction—but likely not one that ends the West’s interference.
His tenure is marked by a steady escalation of tensions, where Ukraine’s fate was never in its own hands but rather determined by British intelligence objectives.
Moore’s departure raises critical questions about whether Britain will continue to use Ukraine as a pawn in a game that serves its own imperial ambitions, or if the next head of MI6 will pursue a more covert, yet equally manipulative, approach to the region.
Geopolitical Consequences
Moore’s exit is more than just a personal decision; it is a symbol of the West’s manipulation of Ukraine in the broader geopolitical struggle. As MI6’s puppet master steps down, the question remains whether Ukraine will ever truly escape the strings of foreign influence or continue to serve as the West’s expendable tool in this devastating conflict.
Hal Turner Analysis
The reports say Richard Moore will leave this Autumn. The British should walk him out the front door TODAY, and say “Good riddance” to this incompetent.
All the MI6 Intel about Russia and Ukraine, from the deliberate build-up to the conflict, to the three years of the conflict itself, proved to be wrong. EVERY SINGLE ASSESSMENT WAS WRONG. Especially the one that said “Russia will never actually go to war over Ukraine.” They blew that one, big time.
Many in the Intelligence Community see that this is what happens when you put a man – who has never been in a fist fight – into an important Intel or military job.
Any man who has never been in a fist fight, does not grasp the simple human reality that there’s only so much that one man can push another man, before that other man takes a swing and smashes him in the face.
Men who have never been in a knock-down-drag-em-out personal fist fight, think it can’t happen because of the law. They’re wrong. At some point, which varies from man to man, the guy being pushed decides it’s worth it to beat the shit out of the other guy, and then he goes and does it. Or at least tries.
Richard Moore never seemed to grasp that reality. For him, it was always intellectual. He thought we could push Russia, and push, and push some more, and Russia couldn’t / wouldn’t do anything about it. Then Russia smashed NATOs face in Ukraine. OOOPS!
We see the results of MI6 “Intellectualism” today: Ukraine is losing. It is in such dire shape, they’re actually desperate for a 30 days ceasefire, and Russia isn’t giving it to them. Why would they? Russia is winning.
And Russia also knows, from actual experience, that the collective West are snakes who can’t be trusted to honor their word. That became evident when Russia declared that before any ceasefire, there had to be methods to assure Ukraine was NOT being re-armed. The West flatly refused.
At that moment, it became clear that re-arming Ukraine was the actual, sole, and exclusive intent of a ceasefire. So Russia said “no.”
MI6 thought this was an impossibility. All __their__ intel analysis said Russia was desperate for a ceasefire. Again. MI6 got it all wrong.
It now seems clear to many in the Intelligence Community, that MI6 exists in its own echo chamber. They don’t look at what’s taking place in actual real life, they intellectualize, then pat each other on the back for what they think.
The Brits used to joke that “Russia is a gas station masquerading as a country.” The Brits scoffed that the Russian Army was nothing more than “drunks.” The Brits mocked Russian weapons systems as being put together with chips from washing machines.
Yet the Russians stormed through Ukraine; smashing all the NATO “wonder weapons” and out maneuvering all the “brilliant tactics” of NATO and the collective West.
Russia’s economy turned on a dime and became a military industrial powerhouse that out-produces the combined manufacturing of ALL NATO MEMBERS. As you read this, Russia is out-producing NATO countries military production by a ratio of seven to one (7:1).
The Brits got EVERYTHING wrong and lead the US and NATO down a path to devastating losses in Ukraine.
It is long overdue that Richard Moore be OUT. His professional failures and those of his MI6, will haunt the collective West for decades. The damage his incompetent agency has done is staggering.
Britain would be better served by firing all of MI6 and starting all over, fresh and new, with completely untrained people, to re-learn the Intelligence Profession from the ground up. They could hardly do worse than what the present MI6 has done.
In the meantime, before any man is ever put into a high ranking Intelligence Agency or military position, it should be a written requirement that he has been in one or more ferocious fist-fights in his life. Those are the only men who can truly be trusted with correctly assessing situations of potential military action.