Putin's real plan was revealed. “It soothes irritation by gesture”

• Vladimir Putin announced a multi-hour Easter truce, which the Independent estimates as an effort to alleviate Donald Trump's frustration.

• The British paper believes that Putin's real goal is to divert attention from his own "sins" in Ukraine.

• Declared ceasefire is besides a time for Russian troops to replenish supplies.

• More crucial information can be found on Interii main page

Vladimir Putin decided on Saturday to Easter truce, which entered into force on the same day at 18 o'clock local time (17 o'clock Polish time) and will be binding until midnight from Sunday to Monday.

Despite the declaration to halt the fighting, Ukraine and Russia began to accuse each another of not respecting the truce. The British paper “The Independent” indicated that Putin's decision is actually an effort to alleviate Donald Trump's frustrationWho wants to end the war.

War in Ukraine. The Easter truce is just Putin's plan. Includes Trump

"Trump administration is definitely on the Russian side erstwhile it comes to peace talks" – assessed in the publication. As added, the offer of a ceasefire from the Kremlin "will be welcomed by the White House".

"The Independent" notes that the president of the United States "pretends to be frustrated by Putin". This in turn soothes his irritation with a motion that “There is no material influence on the war he started – but Trump blames Joe Biden, NATO, Europe, Zelenski – Anyone and anything but Putin‘.

The British diary assessed what was the real plan of the Russian leader, hiding behind a dozen-hour truce. Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin “focus on this, How much Ukraine will Russia receive and how much Ukrainian resources will America extract“ It was pointed out.

War in Ukraine. Putin’s hanging of arms wants to “revert attention from sin”

In addition, the publication highlighted that Moscow utilized Easter as a propaganda tool, and a 30-hour truce is simply a deliberate play by Vladimir Putin on time. The goal of the Russian leader is “to divert attention from his sin”, which are events in Ukraine from 2014 or a full-scale invasion of this country in 2022.

Moreover, in the view of the British newspaper, the declared ceasefire will actually give Russian forces "time to replenish stocks and change positions".

On Saturday Volodymyr Zelenski made a proposal to Vladimir Putin to extend the hanging of the gun, nevertheless on Sunday the Kremlin reported that Russian leader “did not give orders” to extend the truce.

Shortly thereafter, the U.S. State Department stated that "they would welcome a ceasefire in Ukraine lasting longer than Sunday (end – ed.)".

But just a fewer days ago, Secretary of State Marco Rubio pointed out that the United States "are ready to quit attempts to accomplish peace between Russia and Ukraineif there are no signals that an agreement can actually be reached.’

Source: “The Independent”, Interia