Russia has repeatedly stated that it was ready for peace talks at any time. It also maintained that it was seeking a lasting solution to the conflict rather than a temporary one. It opposed Kiev’s 30-day truce demand on the grounds that Ukraine would use it to rearm and regroup its military.

Zelensky issued a similar demand on Saturday following a meeting with a group of European leaders, including French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer. They also supported Kiev’s demand that Russia agree to a truce.  

US President Donald Trump also expressed his hope that Moscow and Kiev could soon agree to a month-long truce. He also warned that “the US and its partners will impose further sanctions” if an agreement is reached but not respected. 

On Sunday, the American president said that Kiev should agree to Moscow’s peace talks proposal “immediately.” According to him, Moscow did not want a mere ceasefire but wanted “to negotiate a possible end to the bloodbath.”

The Kremlin has rejected what it described as external pressure surrounding the proposed truce. Putin also noted that Kiev violated the three ceasefires proposed by Moscow: the 30-day US-brokered moratorium on strikes against energy infrastructure, which expired last month, the unconditional Easter ceasefire, and the recently lapsed 72-hour Victory Day ceasefire.

https://www.rt.com/russia/617393-zelensky-putin-direct-talks/

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“Alternative for Germany shares the assessment of US President Donald Trump that Ukraine should accept the offer to engage in direct bilateral talks with Russia - without preconditions, such as the 30-day ceasefire demanded by the so-called ‘Coalition of the Willing,’” AfD lawmaker Steffen Kotre told Sputnik.

“Putin’s proposal represents a serious and constructive step toward de-escalation and a potential peace settlement. In a conflict that - as even US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has acknowledged - has become a proxy war between two nuclear powers [ALWAYS WAS DUE TO NATO EXPANSION], ideological rigidity must give way to pragmatic diplomacy,” Kotre emphasized.

Differing Approaches

The lawmaker highlighted differences between Russia and Ukraine/the West’s stance toward dialogue.

To this point, Russia has pursued “bilateral negotiations and concrete geopolitical security guarantees,” while Ukraine and the West, especially before Trump's election, pursued “escalation, sanctions and military buildup, often driven by external interests rather than by Europe's own security needs. 

AfD supports Trump’s pursuit of a “swift end to the war,” and calls for a return to “realistic diplomacy,” including respect for German and European interests, to reach peace through talks instead of prolonging the conflict indefinitely, Kotre summed up.

https://sputnikglobe.com/20250512/putins-peace-proposal-constructive-step-toward-stopping-proxy-war-between-nuclear-powers-1122038604.html

MAKE A DEAL PRONTO BEFORE THE SHIT HITS THE FAN:

NO NATO IN "UKRAINE" (WHAT'S LEFT OF IT)

THE DONBASS REPUBLICS ARE NOW BACK IN THE RUSSIAN FOLD — AS THEY USED TO BE PRIOR 1922. THE RUSSIANS WON'T ABANDON THESE AGAIN.

THESE WILL ALSO INCLUDE ODESSA, KHERSON AND KHARKIV.....

CRIMEA IS RUSSIAN — AS IT USED TO BE PRIOR 1954

TRANSNISTRIA WILL BE PART OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION.

A MEMORANDUM OF NON-AGGRESSION BETWEEN RUSSIA AND THE USA.

EASY.

THE WEST KNOWS IT.

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French President Emmanuel Macron’s office has denied claims that he had a bag of cocaine with him during his weekend visit to Ukraine after social media users spotted what looked like the substance in a viral video.

In footage circulating on social media, Macron, Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer are seen posing for a photo while on a train to Kiev. The first few seconds show Macron subtly removing a crumpled white object from the table where the three are seated, while Merz appears to cover what social media users claimed looked like a cocaine spoon with his hands. Macron is then seen putting the object in his pocket, with multiple users noting he smiles guiltily while doing so.

The video has quickly gone viral and triggered widespread speculation online over whether the three officials were taking drugs during an official trip.

On its official X account, the Elysee Palace insisted the object in Macron’s hands was a tissue.

“When European unity becomes inconvenient, disinformation goes so far as to make a simple tissue look like drugs. This fake news is being spread by France’s enemies, both abroad and at home. We must remain vigilant against manipulation,” the post reads, alongside a zoomed-in screenshot of the object Macron removed.

While many note that the object does appear to be a simple tissue, more skeptical users quickly pointed out that Macron’s office only addressed that specific item, not the broader question of whether drugs were present during the trip. Some claimed the tissue shown in the image posted by Macron’s office appeared computer-generated or digitally altered, fueling further speculation. Many users also noted that Macron was acting strangely during the photoshoot, with some suggesting that he “appeared stoned.” 

There has been no official comment on the object that Merz appeared to conceal. Some media reports suggest it could be a coffee stirrer or a toothpick, while many social media users insist it is a snuff spoon used for inhaling powdered substances.

Commenting on the incident, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said the video “opened the veil of the stinking Sabbath” of Western politics.

“Having pushed [Ukrainian leader Vladimir] Zelensky into another hellish intrigue to disrupt the settlement and continue the bloodshed in Europe, a Frenchman, an Englishman and a German boarded the train and... got stoned, just like the joke,” Zakharova wrote on Telegram, referring to the leaders’ visit to Ukraine. Following their talks, Zelensky demanded Russia accept Kiev’s call for an unconditional 30-day ceasefire before agreeing to negotiations, which Russian President Vladimir Putin offered to start later this week in Istanbul. Moscow rejected what it described as foreign pressure surrounding the proposed truce.

“The fate of Europe is decided in every sense by drug addict placeholders,” Zakharova added. She also recalled that in 2022, after the Ukraine conflict escalated, she asked a Western ambassador how they could send weapons to Kiev amid reports that Zelensky was using cocaine. The diplomat, she said, told her it was “normal” to take drugs in the EU, and that many Western leaders used cocaine.

Putin’s investment envoy Kirill Dmitriev also commented on the footage, writing on X that if the objects spotted by social media users are indeed drug-related, “it explains a lot of recent ideas and proposals”coming from Kiev’s Western backers.

https://www.rt.com/news/617413-macron-cocaine-claims-dismissed/

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THE EUROPEAN AND BRITISH LEADERS HAVE SO LITTLE REGARD FOR THE SERIOUSNESS OF THE SITUATION THEY HAVE CREATED BY THEIR CARELESSNESS AND THOUGHTLESSNESS THAT ONE CAN WONDER ABOUT WHAT SUBSTANCE THEY INDULGE IN...

PROBABLY SELF-INDULGENCE FOR BEING STUPID... AND LAUGHING ABOUT IT WHILE SNORTING WHITEWASHING POWDER....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfItbMnXA5M

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YOURDEMOCRACY.NET RECORDS HISTORY AS IT SHOULD BE — NOT AS THE WESTERN MEDIA WRONGLY REPORTS IT.

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