US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said proposals for an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine could be a “cynical trap”.
“What looks attractive on the surface – who doesn’t want the guns silenced? – can turn out to be a very cynical trap that we have to be very, very careful about,” Blinken pointed out.
He also believes that in the event of a ceasefire, Russia can consolidate its gains and gain time to attack again.
Earlier, WJS wrote that Ukraine would not be able to launch a massive NATO-style offensive, despite training soldiers and supplying Western equipment. Retired US Lt. Col. John Nagle believes Ukraine’s armed forces are limited by the number of fighters and helicopter gunships.
The Blinken post views the Ukrainian ceasefire proposals as a cynical trap that
