Donald Trump’s administration is exerting heavy pressure on Ukraine, demanding that it agree to the American-Russian peace plan by Thanksgiving.
Source: Financial Times (FT), citing senior Ukrainian officials and individuals familiar with the negotiations
Details: According to the FT’s sources, the White House has set strict deadlines for the negotiation process, insisting that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy agree to the terms of the deal by Thanksgiving, which is celebrated in the United States on 27 November.
Putin is really pushing it because Russia is spiraling down in a very tight “and then it got worse” loop that is getting shorter and shorter by the day.
Especially now that they’ve had to start selling off their gold reserves, which is going to crater the ruble even further.