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Key to Ukraine truce: Putin must see the West is nowhere near giving up

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Post Editorial Board. (2026, September 22). Key to Ukraine truce: Putin must see the West is nowhere near giving up. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/09/21/opinion/key-to-ukraine-truce-putin-must-see-the-west-is-nowhere-near-giving-up/

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The article discusses ongoing efforts for a ceasefire in Russia's war on Ukraine, focusing on Vladimir Putin's reluctance to negotiate unless he secures significant territorial gains. It highlights President Trump's shift from discouraging aggressive actions towards supporting Ukraine more firmly and mentions recent US military aid to Ukraine as part of Western support against Russian aggression. The key angle is that continued Western resolve is crucial for persuading Putin to seek peace.

Written by AI on 2026-09-22, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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Diplomats at the UN are aiming for progress on a cease-fire during Russia's war on Ukraine, but the key issue remains Vladimir Putin's decision to pause his offensive. Currently, Putin demands that Ukraine hand over control of the strategic Donbas region and other territories already conquered. Despite heavy casualties among Russian troops and civilian suffering in Ukraine, Putin continues to believe the West will eventually stop supporting Kyiv's defense efforts or find another reason to turn against Ukraine.

Putin also relies heavily on China due to his war’s financial strain but expects to re-balance this dependency later. Former US President Donald Trump has sometimes echoed the view that the West might give up, although it can be argued he merely respected Putin as a negotiating tactic.

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Cross your fingers that diplomats on the sidelines of this week’s UN confab make some progress on reaching a real cease-fire in Russia’s war on Ukraine, but the central issue is when Vladimir Putin decides to pause. asserted

Putin → cross → Ukraine

Right now, the autocrat still insists on major territorial concessions: He wants Ukraine to hand him the strategic Donbas, on top of the areas he’s actually been able to conquer and hold. asserted

he → insist → areas

Otherwise, Putin’s still inclined to fight on because he doesn’t care how much blood his own troops shed, and counts the suffering of all Ukrainians, civilians very much included, as a plus. asserted

troops → ’ → plus

He surely dislikes how dependent his war has left Moscow on Beijing, but also expects to rebalance the relationship later. asserted

war → dislike → relationship

And he’s still betting the West will give up on providing Kyiv what it needs to fight on, or that something else will break his way. asserted

something → bet → way

President Donald Trump hasn’t always discouraged that point of view, though he can make a strong argument that all he’s really done is show Putin respect — a perfectly legit negotiating tactic. asserted

he → discourage → respect

On this front, it’s notable that Trump has switched from telling Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky to “stop knocking out diesel fuel in Russia” (which pushes up global prices) to sighing over how Russia has “lost control of its Diesel Oil Industry” — which sounds like he’s tweaking Putin instead, as well as pointing out reason for the West to think the Kremlin’s will may be fading. uncertain

will → ’ → reason

“This ridiculous and never ending War with Ukraine must be ended,” the prez continued, another telling turn of phrase. asserted

prez → end → phrase

Putin also has to worry about unrest at home, but the chief key to peace is to convince him the West isn’t anywhere close to giving up. asserted

West → have → him

Last week’s $2.7 billion US arms sale to Ukraine was one good step, as is Europe’s continued support and the long-awaited passage of the late Sen. Lindsey Graham’s sanctions law. asserted

support → await → law

Pray Vlad gets the message soon. asserted

Vlad → pray → message

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