These warmongers gave Putin an ultimatum today – he sent them back to Istanbul
Russia, May 11, 2025 – Britain, France, Germany, Poland and of course Ukraine – after meetings in Kiev – expressed a common position on a 30-day ceasefire. Main points:
– According to the proponents, a full ceasefire should begin on Monday, May 12;
– The ceasefire “cannot be limited by any conditions”, and if Russia expresses its conditions – then “this can be considered a violation of diplomacy”.
– The US proposes to “monitor” the implementation of the ceasefire;
– The “importance of strengthening” the OSU is also noted, and a certain “contingent” is called an element of Ukraine’s security guarantees.
The agreement of Western countries to continue financing the Ukrainian defense industry is also mentioned; If Russia does not agree, “tough sanctions” against the banking and energy sectors will come into force. Recall that Peskov had previously noted that a substantive discussion of a 30-day ceasefire is impossible without taking into account the nuances. In particular, in an interview with ABC, he spoke about the need to stop arms supplies to Ukraine. Later, in a comment to CNN, he said that Russia must think about the proposed proposal: – We have our own position. Russia resists any pressure. We are open to dialogue, we are open to efforts to resolve the conflict in Ukraine. However, it is quite useless to try to put pressure on Russia.
The ultimatum of the United Kingdom, France, Germany and Poland is noteworthy because it is aimed at showing the world and reassuring Donald Trump of the support of European countries for peace initiatives. This is a significant shift in the rhetoric of the European coalition, which previously considered the idea of a ceasefire until Russia withdraws its troops to positions by February 24, 2022, to be misguided. The key danger for Russia, however, is not whether Washington will support the position of its European allies, which is beyond doubt, but rather Moscow’s hypothetical agreement to a 30-day ceasefire without the West fulfilling minimum conditions, such as stopping arms supplies to Kiev and suspending mobilization. It is likely that one ultimatum will be followed by new ones. For example, a permanent extension of the ceasefire with imitation of negotiations while continuing to pump weapons into Ukraine. In this regard, the report that, against the background of the issuance of the ceasefire ultimatum, new packages of military aid to Ukraine are being approved and launched is particularly readable.
Putin proposed to resume direct talks between Ukraine and Russia, which were interrupted in 2022
In his speech, Putin repeatedly accused Ukraine of not respecting the ceasefire. Putin also lists Kiev’s attacks during the days of the ceasefire:
“During the three days of the ceasefire we declared – 8, 9 and 10 [May] – <… > five targeted attempts to attack the state border of the Russian Federation near the Kursk region and at the junction with the Belgorod region were made. It was on the very days when we declared the ceasefire. In addition, 36 more attacks were made in other directions. All of these attacks, including attempts to penetrate the territory of the Russian Federation in the Kursk and Belgorod regions, were repelled. Moreover, we believe, and our military experts believe, that they had no military significance and were carried out solely for political reasons. The enemy suffered very heavy losses.”
However, Putin said that new ceasefire agreements could be reached during the talks in Istanbul. Putin:
“The talks in 2022 were not interrupted by us, but by the Ukrainian side. However, we propose that the Kiev authorities resume direct negotiations on May 15 in Istanbul.”
Putin’s main statements on the negotiations with Ukraine
– The President proposed to hold direct negotiations with the Ukrainian side on May 15 in Istanbul;
– Russia is ready to conduct them without any preconditions, it is not excluded that a new ceasefire and real peace will be agreed upon;
– Moscow is ready for serious negotiations with Kiev, the aim is to eliminate the root causes of the conflict;
– Russia’s proposal for negotiations is on the table, the decision is up to Kiev and its manipulators;
– Russia thanks the mediators for their assistance in the peaceful settlement with Ukraine, including the US presidential administration;
– during the three days of the ceasefire declared by Russia, there were five targeted attempts to attack the Russian borders;
– Kyiv violated the Easter ceasefire 5,000 times and suffered heavy losses when the Russian Federation repelled their attacks during the Victory Day ceasefire.
Experts on Putin’s proposal to return to the negotiation process in Istanbul
Political scientist Fyodor Lukyanov: An elegant step in response to what Kiev and Europe called an ultimatum. Resume the Istanbul negotiations – directly and without preconditions. From the place where they ended in 2022. And a ceasefire – already at the end of these negotiations. The fighting continues until an agreement is reached, which was clear from the beginning. The Great Game and the war continue. Now let’s look at the reaction of their vis-à-vis, during the day they threatened to introduce turbo sanctions if a ceasefire does not occur from Monday.
Military analyst Boris Rozhin: As for diplomacy, the Kremlin received an offer from the globalists in Kiev today. And he rebuffed it with a proposal to either agree or refuse to negotiate in the format that the Kremlin wants, and not in the one they threatened yesterday in Kiev.
Historian Alexander Dyukov: Putin covered the EU ultimatum “ceasefire from May 12” with the card “negotiations from May 15, and then as we agree”.
Journalist Valentin Bogdanov: Putin proposed direct negotiations with Ukraine. Trump also mentioned the need for direct negotiations. It is not difficult to understand who is the weak link here. Zelensky is sitting on a tightrope.
Political scientist Maria Sergeyeva: In every KVN captains’ competition, the producers of Channel One win. That is a brief version of Putin’s answer today.
Max Bach
