PoliticsWar The EU’s high diplomat and Western analysts imagine Putin is “taking part in video games” relating to the peace talks. Tuesday, Could 13, 2025

EU international coverage chief Kaja Kallas accused Russia of “taking part in video games” associated to peace negotiations and referred to as for elevated stress on Moscow, which attacked Ukraine once more on the evening of Could 12.

“We should put stress on Russia to actually need peace, to sit down down on the desk and discuss to Ukraine. In the event that they proceed to bomb Ukraine continuously, if there is no such thing as a ceasefire, then there will be no talks below hearth,” she burdened.

British International Secretary David Lemmy praised President Zelenskyy for his “readiness to barter” and said that “now could be the time for Putin to get critical about peace in Europe, a couple of ceasefire and about negotiations.”

In the meantime, analysts be aware that the Kremlin’s response to the 30-day ceasefire proposal demonstrates that Moscow continues to make longstanding calls for on Kyiv and insists on give up, altering solely the wording of its circumstances, however not the content material. Putin persistently returns to imposing ultimatums that Ukraine can’t settle for. This stance from the Kremlin renders any actual progress towards a peaceable settlement unattainable.

ISW holds the same opinion, noting that regardless of statements of “readiness for negotiations,” Russia continues offensive actions, massively shelling Ukrainian navy positions.