Putin declares сeasefire to keep drones from flying over visiting leaders on May 9

Putin has unilaterally announced a ceasefire for May 9-10, which means:

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There will be no agreement with the U.S. before that date.

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Putin doesn’t want drones flying over the heads of foreign guests during the celebrations in Moscow.

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The Kremlin's main plan is to pressure Ukraine into accepting its terms without making any concessions – and they’re sticking to it.

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The goal is to make Ukraine appear to derail the «talks», so Moscow keeps inventing stories about «unconditional negotiations» that actually come with conditions.

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After May 10, Trump will have to decide whether to keep engaging in this issue or shift focus to domestic matters. I’m leaning toward the latter.

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What matters most for us is that the Americans allow us to buy weapons from them.