The leaders of Italy and Germany have strongly rejected ceasefire terms laid out by Vladimir Putin to stop the war in Ukraine, as dozens of countries gathered at a summit in Switzerland to discuss ending the conflict.
Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni called the Russian president's plan "propaganda" which effectively suggested that Ukraine "must withdraw from Ukraine".
@#1 ... Commenting on Mr Putin's proposal, Ms Meloni said: "It doesn't seem particularly effective to me as a negotiation proposal to tell Ukraine that it must withdraw from Ukraine." ....
In another thread I wrote...
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... So, Pres Putin wants Ukraine to give up Ukraine's sovereign territory that Russia only partially occupies,, and also promise not to join NATO, in order for Pres Putin to agree to a cease fire.
Sounds to me like Pres Putin wants a cease-fire to buy time to fully occupy and control the lands seized from a sovereign Ukraine and prepare for a subsequent invasion of the rest of sovereign Ukraine (that's why the "abandonment of NATO part is required). ...
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