# Putin Has Called for a ceasefire. With--certain provisos. NEWSLINK **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Tags:** ukraine-invasion\ **Created:** [May 24, 2024, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/putin-has-called-for-a-ceasefire-with-certain-provisos-newslink/1002029 "2024-05-24T16:03:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2024, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/putin-has-called-for-a-ceasefire-with-certain-provisos-newslink/1002029/1 "2024-05-24T16:03:19Z")
Not a truce. And he gets to keep the land he stole. He wants to catch a breath, then start again. [NEWSLINK ONE](https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/putin-wants-ukraine-ceasefire-current-frontlines-sources-say-2024-05-24/) [NEWSLINK TWO](https://www.forbes.com/sites/tylerroush/2024/05/24/putin-ready-for-ceasefire-in-ukraine-on-current-frontlines-report-says-heres-what-russia-would-gain/?sh=27e583c162fe) ---
**Author:** ![Saint\_Cad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saint_cad/32/18907_2.png) [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2024, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/putin-has-called-for-a-ceasefire-with-certain-provisos-newslink/1002029/2 "2024-05-24T16:04:23Z")
Where are the battle lines? What land would he keep? ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2024, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/putin-has-called-for-a-ceasefire-with-certain-provisos-newslink/1002029/3 "2024-05-24T16:06:24Z")
I suspect the Ukraine might give him an answer along the lines of “[Nuts](https://www.archivesfoundation.org/documents/surrender-nuts-gen-anthony-mcauliffes-1944-christmas-message-troops/)!” ---
**Author:** ![Jasmine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jasmine/32/2964_2.png) [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2024, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/putin-has-called-for-a-ceasefire-with-certain-provisos-newslink/1002029/4 "2024-05-24T16:07:52Z")
Without even clicking the link, my history knowledge says, “Battle of the Bulge”. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2024, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/putin-has-called-for-a-ceasefire-with-certain-provisos-newslink/1002029/5 "2024-05-24T16:10:19Z")
Exactly. I don’t see much reason for Ukraine to not counter attack and prevent Russia from getting comfortable in Ukraine lands. The supplies and money are rolling in again and Putin’s resources are getting thin. Russian weapon reserves are getting very low. It is doubtful the people of Russia are happy with this exercise in futility. > **[The Clock Is Ticking: Russia Has A One-Year Reserve Of Weapons](https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2024/04/11/the-clock-is-ticking-russia-has-a-one-year-reserve-of-weapons/?sh=14220c315e04)** > > As Russia’s wider war on Ukraine grinds into its third year, three main dynamics are shaping the battlefield. ---
**Author:** ![Babale](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/babale/32/15666_2.png) [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2024, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/putin-has-called-for-a-ceasefire-with-certain-provisos-newslink/1002029/6 "2024-05-24T16:22:40Z")
OP, your title is misleading; but that isn’t really your fault because, wow, those are some badly written headlines. Putin has not “called for” a ceasefire. The headline “EXCLUSIVE: Putin wants Ukraine ceasefire” implies that he did, because if he did not, how would we know he wants this? But reading the article, some unnamed “sources” told us that this is what Putin wants. There has been no ceasefire offer yet. Not even close. ---
**Author:** ![Horatius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horatius/32/3572_2.png) [@Horatius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatius)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2024, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/putin-has-called-for-a-ceasefire-with-certain-provisos-newslink/1002029/7 "2024-05-24T22:00:33Z")
Putin can cease firing any time he wants. I’m sure the Ukrainians wouldn’t mind. ---
**Author:** ![gnoitall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2024, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/putin-has-called-for-a-ceasefire-with-certain-provisos-newslink/1002029/8 "2024-05-24T22:08:25Z")
It would certainly make the inevitable and fully justified Ukrainian counteroffensive much easier.