By the time Zelensky and the Europeans are ready to make peace, Russia will control most of Ukraine. From Simplicius at simplicius76.substack.com:
Again the smokescreen of peace talks tries desperately to overshadow mounting Russian advances. I find it nearly pointless to split hairs over the incessant back and forth ‘negotiations’ charade because it’s all simple posturing from both sides, with each vying to outdo the other in the media in order to present the best face of ‘peace maker’ to their own respective allies.
In the case of Russia, Putin clears allies like China from having to answer any tough questions like “Why do you continue supporting an obvious warmonger nation?” It gives a kind of plausible deniability, allowing Russia to say it’s doing everything it can for peace. In reality, Russia has not changed its demands in the slightest and they are not even close to being met by Ukraine and its Western handlers.
In fact, for the first time MSM seems to have at least acknowledged this recently:
Well, there you have it.
Ceasefire so 404 can rearm?
Vlad saw right through that.
Time to unveil the secret weapon… general Shaynaynay.
Yes we can!