This is for optics. It’s to reinforce Trump’s strong man schtick. Putin stops, then Trump looks like he can make the peace if “unreasonable” Zelensky agrees to what Trump proposed. The proposal gives Putin Crimea, gives Trump minerals, and doesn’t help Ukraine. Zelensky says no and Trump uses it to attack Zelensky further and justify some punitive measure.
This is for optics. It’s to reinforce Trump’s strong man schtick. Putin stops, then Trump looks like he can make the peace if “unreasonable” Zelensky agrees to what Trump proposed. The proposal gives Putin Crimea, gives Trump minerals, and doesn’t help Ukraine. Zelensky says no and Trump uses it to attack Zelensky further and justify some punitive measure.
Except Russia has never and I’m talking recently respected any ceasefire.
Conveniently for Putin he can stop because he wants to, not because someone dropped a cigarette and lit up one of their ammo dumps the other day.