END OF WAR COMING!17 Feb 2025 11:41
Ceasefire agreement this evening after historic meeting in Saudi-
analysis below from Sky News Moscow correspondent spot on! IMHO DYOR GLA
‘Russia has a lot to gain from sitting down in Saudi with the Americans.
Firstly, the optics. After three years of being frozen out by the West, they're being brought back in from the cold. It's powerful visual currency - pariahs no longer.
Secondly, the chance to expand Russian-US cooperation. As well as Ukraine, there's the Middle East, Iran's nuclear programme, AI, energy, economy etc.
The Kremlin clearly wants a complete reset, saying the meeting will be devoted to restoring the "entire complex" of relations.
Thirdly, ending the war. It's been costly for Moscow, in terms of money and manpower, so I think they do genuinely want it to end. But only on their terms, or terms that they can claim are theirs.‘