The Russian President HAS dug himself into a HOLE…..
The BIG BAD Russia is NOT making any appreciable headway against the Ukraine and the West…
(ISW report’s below that Russia maybe working to acquire more troop strength to continue the conflict?)
As a matter of fact ?
It appears Putin is beginning to LOSE Trump….
And Zelensky everyday looks like HE’S the Stronger and SMARTER of the Three….
(There will some DIRECT talks shortly….Putin probbaly won’t show up….)
That same Europe that Trump has shunned is NOW pulling TOGETHER to face a threat to the Ukraine and maybe even countries on. their front door…
Putin, the ex-KGB guy has always carried the old Soviet Union worry that the West wants to ‘attack’….
Up until Putin’s rise to power?
The West worked HARD with Russian leaders to integrate Russia with the West….
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European leaders have indicated they will press ahead with further sanctions against Russia – whether or not the US does likewise – if talks in Turkey on Thursday do not produce a ceasefire. The French president, Emmanuel Macron, said Europe would impose new sanctions if Moscow did not agree to the 30-day ceasefire. The German chancellor, Friedrich Merz, warned Russia on Tuesday that it would face fresh European sanctions if there was no “real progress” this week towards peace in Ukraine, as he urged Putin to meet Zelenskyy. The European Union has already imposed 16 rounds of sanctions on Russia since Putin invaded Ukraine in February 2022.
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It remained unclear on Tuesday evening whether Vladimir Putin would accept Voldoymyr Zelenskyy’s challenge for the two presidents to meet in person. Zelenskyy is travelling to Ankara, the Turkish capital, to meet with its president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, and has said he will go to Istanbul if Putin shows up, writes Shaun Walker. “If Putin does not arrive and plays games, it is the final point that he does not want to end the war.”
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The EU’s top diplomat, Kaja Kallas, said in Copenhagen on Tuesday: “I think it’s a good move if they sit down … But I don’t think he dares, Putin.” If Putin does not attend, and Zelenskyy does not either, talks are still expected to be held at a lower level between Ukrainian and Russian delegations.
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Donald Trump’s Ukraine envoy, Keith Kellogg, said that if Putin shows up, “President Trump will be there”. The US president is visiting the Middle East. Kellogg, as well as the US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, and Trump’s property dealer friend Steve Witkoff are also reportedly expected in Turkey.
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The Ukrainian foreign minister, Andrii Sybiha, called on Brazil to help persuade Putin to go to Istanbul. The leaders of China and Brazil, members with Russia of the Brics grouping, said in a joint statement they hoped direct dialogue could begin as soon as possible.
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Macron said that Ukraine acknowledges it cannot retake all the territory seized by Russia since 2014 and warned that the west did not want a “third world war”. “The war must cease and Ukraine must be in the best possible situation to go into negotiations,” Macron said. “Even the Ukrainians have the clear-sightedness to say they do not have the capacity to retake everything that has been taken since 2014.”
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Russian guided bombs hit the north-eastern Ukrainian region of Kharkiv on Tuesday, killing at least three people, a local official said.
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The Cannes film festival has begun by screening three 2025 Ukraine documentaries: Zelensky; Bernard-Henri Lévy’s Notre Guerre; and The Associated Press-Frontline coproduction 2000 Meters to Andriivka, by Mstyslav Chernov who won an Oscar for 20 Days in Mariupol. “This ‘Ukraine Day’ is a reminder of the commitment of artists, authors and journalists to tell the story of this conflict in the heart of Europe,” the festival said in a statement….
- The Russian military is reportedly generating enough forces to replace losses and is reinforcing the size of the Russian force grouping in Ukraine despite experiencing an increased casualty rate per square kilometer gained. Russian President Vladimir Putin appears to be embracing significant losses in exchange for diminishing returns to make battlefield gains and manage perceptions about Russia’s military capabilities to pressure Ukraine in negotiations.
- The Russian military may also be prioritizing recruitment as part of longer-term efforts to build out a post-war strategic reserve for a potential future conflict with NATO.
- Ukrainian officials recently clarified that a September 2022 presidential decree does not preclude Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky from negotiating with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
- The Russian military command appears to be establishing a tactical doctrine and force structure for motorcycle and civilian vehicle units in frontal assaults, underscoring the Russian military’s efforts to offset Ukraine’s drone advantages and achieve maneuver in modern ground warfare.
- Ukrainian forces recently advanced near Toretsk, and Russian forces recently advanced in Sumy Oblast and near Lyman, Toretsk, Pokrovsk, and Velyka Novosilka….
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