The Observer view on the proposed Ukraine deal: Kyiv’s allies must not fall into Putin’s trap | Observer editorial

A ceasefire can’t be based only on political statements,

said Fesenko

Putin is very dangerous when he’s directly talking to Trump,

said the Kyiv-based political ­analyst Volodymyr Fesenko

Historians underestimate the role of human exhaustion in ­making historical decisions,

Heorhii Tykhyi, spokesperson for Ukraine’s ­foreign ministry, wrote on Facebook after the talks

Russians don’t want a ceasefire unconditionally – they have been saying it for a long time,

she said

They are not saying it explicitly, but the idea is that with Ukraine as it is now, with Zelenskyy in power, there won’t be a deal, there will be nothing. Ukraine must admit it has lost the war, it has no chances to reverse the military situation, and that the only way to get out is to start talking to Russians about Moscow’s peace terms,

she said