AdvertisementSo could this be the beginning of the end of the Putin’s bloody war in Ukraine, or is this – as some fear – just another manipulation tactic from the Kremlin? Putin has proposed direct talks with Ukraine on May 15 in Turkey. Yet Putin still played for time – and Trump has in recent weeks expressed more frustration with the Russian president, having been incredibly sympathetic. After the US president accused Putin of “tapping me along”, the Kremlin spokesperson told reporters that this was not the case. However, as author of Putin’s War on Ukraine Samuel Ramani told Times Radio: “That’s exactly the trap that the Russians are trying to set for Zelenskyy.
