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Vinokurov: For talks to work, US, Russia must normalize dialogue, but US wants truce first, while Russia wants to restore trust, formalize relations before proceeding with a ceasefire.
Experts: Dmitriyev’s mission shows real promise of normalization, despite pressure from hawks in US, Ukraine and Brussels on Trump’s policy
Lavrov: Russia wants fair access to grain and fertilizer markets, is concerned about global food security; US ‘hears’ Russia’s requirement for guarantees after failed first grain deal.
World leaders, analysts comment on proposed deescalation; sentiment of Zelensky, Medvedev and more: ‘If you’re not at the table, you’re on the menu’ – Putin-Trump talks sideline Ukraine.
NG: details on a possible ceasefire are sparse; Ushakov: We seek a “long-term peace,” and we have “nothing” to get out of truce, which will only give Kiev time to regroup, gain strength.
Jeddah talks result in proposal for ceasefire of 30 days; Russian officials, pointing to drone wreckage, call Kiev “incapable of negotiation.”
Petrov: Trump, Zelensky are both showbiz stars vying for the same leading role; Trump knows time is not on his side, so won’t drag feud out.
Patrushev: Conflict will end in a ‘resounding’ victory for Russia; West is using Ukraine as a ‘staging area’ for future attack on Russia; EU has caused the ruin in Ukraine by sending aid
Expert Mikhailov: Putin struggling to restore nuclear deterrence, but West saw reluctance during harder straits in 2022; Ukraine seeks to divert Russian air defenses from occupied zone, while Russia hopes new hot spots distract West.
Kremlin unveils changes to nuclear doctrine announced earlier; Peskov calls move ‘timely’ amid new threats; Lavrov hopes west will read policy; Medvedev mulls path to ‘world war III’