Kurz vor Weihnachten erschien in der New York Times ein Beitrag, demzufolge Russland hinter den Kulissen signalisiere, zu einem Waffenstillstand im Ukraine-Krieg bereit zu sein: “Mr. Putin has been signaling through intermediaries since at least September that he is open to a cease-fire that freezes the fighting along the current lines, far short of his ambitions to dominate Ukraine, two former senior Russian officials close to the Kremlin and American and international officials who have received the message from Mr. Putin’s envoys say.”(jw)
