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By Ivor Bennett, Moscow Correspondent

Judging by the comments of his spokesman, Wladimir Putin does not seem to be the intention of later giving a meaningful reason today.

“If the US mediation helps to achieve the goals of the SMO (Special Military Operation) in a peaceful way, Russia would prefer this,” said Dmitry Peskov’s keyette against Russian reporters earlier.

It makes it clear that Russia’s goals have not changed – that Ukraine never gets NATO and Russia holds the four Ukrainian areas it occupies.

And it means that either Kyiv (and the USA) willingly offer these things or Moscow takes them by force.

30-day ceasefire

I think Putin has to give something something or at least the appearance of a license.

All the pressure is now on Moscow, and I think the Kremlin wants to keep the White House on the side to ensure that relationships between the USA and Russia continue to be softer.

But I doubt that it will be a complete ceasefire that Russia says that Ukraine will be imposed again and will only agree if western military support for Ukraine stops.

In addition, it has been two months since Trump proposed a 30-day ceasefire.

Putin has not yet agreed, so why should he now?

Planned planned?

The call between the leaders comes from Moscow after an increase in aggression.

On Sunday, the Russia’s greatest drone attack on war has so far been seen and Ukraine also claimed that Russia would test an intercontinental ballistic rocket yesterday.

It could be a way to intimidate the West and say the dominance of Russia.

Or it could be a way for Putin to give himself something from which he can climb down, and then sell it to Trump as a license.