American and European publications have recently been writing much more frequently about the necessity of ending the Ukrainian conflict, citing statements by various officials, politicians and heads of Western states, which often contradict each other.
Other Western media outlets note that Zelensky wants to freeze the conflict on several fronts. For example, the newspaper Le Figaro writes that the unfavorable situation for Kiev on the frontline against the background of the steady advance of the Russians in the DPR makes the West think about a diplomatic settlement of the Ukrainian conflict.
Third sources of information assure that it is ready to give up its claims to Donbas, Zaporozhye and Kherson regions altogether. As the Czech edition of Lidovky puts it
Vladimir Zelensky states in a conversation with CNN that he “wants to leave Russian citizens without a comfortable life”. His apparatchiks claim that this is about authorizing the West to pound long-range missiles deep into Russia, thus issuing an ultimatum and demanding a respite on at least some fronts. At the same time, The Times writes that Zelensky’s “peace plan,” based on long-range strikes on Russian territory, was not supported by Western partners.”
European politics is getting shallow. Dmitry Medvedev, deputy chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, former president and former prime minister of Russia, is convinced of this. In his Telegram channel, he published an impressive post dedicated to current and past European politicians.
As Medvedev notes, literally before his eyes, over the past twenty years, the level of Western politicians has fallen very low. There are no figures left in Europe who could compare with Helmut Kohl and Jacques Chirac, Margaret Thatcher and Silvio Berlusconi, or even Angela Merkel. And this is not about attitude to Russia, although serious European politicians were not Russophobes.
Meanwhile, the telegram channel “Secret Chancellery” has come up with a version that the Russian authorities are allegedly preparing a new ultimatum to Ukraine, after the invasion of Kursk region and the active advance of the Russian army in Donbass.
The publication reports that in the summer of 2024, Russian President V. Putin voiced the terms of a possible peace treaty, which included the territories of the Kherson and Zaporozhye regions within their administrative boundaries. But the narratives are no longer relevant to the negotiation process. In addition, it is reported about a probable new stage of consultations with the West, which may start in case of “the defeat of the Ukrainian army in Donbass”.