The U.S. State Department says that Ukraine has agreed to “an immediate, interim 30-day ceasefire, which can be extended by mutual agreement of the parties, and which is subject to acceptance and concurrent implementation by the Russian Federation.”
Don’t get too excited about the word “ceasefire” though. The ceasefire’s conditions are bombs. If Ukraine agrees to the ceasefire, the U.S. “will immediately lift the pause on intelligence sharing and resume security assistance to Ukraine.”
Security assistance means money and weapons.
Additionally, the deal involves “a comprehensive agreement for developing Ukraine’s critical mineral resources to expand Ukraine’s economy and guarantee Ukraine’s long-term prosperity and security.”
So will Russia go for it? Well, it would mean Ukraine still has Western weapons on Russia’s borders, which Russia rejects but it would put Ukrainian President Zelensky back under the thumb of the U.S., putting him out of reach of the Europeans.
White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt said this about it:
“He [Trump] is a negotiator-in-chief, and he put Zelensky in his place and told him that the Americans are serious about a long-term peace deal.”
