Putin Is Still a Liar. His Peace Talk Is Still Bullshit.

Putin’s signaling is no plea for peace. He’s just trying to buy time for Russia’s military while framing Ukraine as an “aggressor” to manage Trump.

The only way real peace to be achieved is through Ukrainian perseverance and the collapse of domestic (or elite) support for Putin at home. Peace will never arrive because Russia’s dictator—disconnected as he is from reality—suddenly has a change of heart.