Putin hasn’t budged; he doesn’t need to. From Simplicius at simplicius76.substack.com:
The long awaited discussion between Putin-Trump has finally taken place, reportedly clocking in at a historic two-and-a-half hours, which according to some sources is the longest call between an American and Russian president since at least the Cold War.
As expected, it was another nothing-burger, with Putin essentially repeating precisely the same talking points as have already been conveyed time and again to the US, most recently during Witkoff’s Moscow visit last week.
Essentially, Putin again inquired as to how a proposed 30-day ceasefire would be enforced, a question he had already raised to Witkoff—which still appears to have no clear answer.
