
They know damn will trump is not agreeing to whatever they come up with
That’s the point. He made it clear he doesn’t want to negotiate with Zelenskyy. So, if they come to him, with a deal, with or without the mineral deal, and ALSO the US doesn’t have to do anything more than they are now and he declines….. He isn’t worried about the “Nobel Peace Prize” he so desperately wants, he’s trying to help Putin. They are trying to paint him into a corner. He’ll lash out, play his hand, and piss off Putin. They know it.
They know the ceasefire will get violated, but it can’t be too long that it allows Russia to recover enough but long enough that they can get ready to defend Ukraine and themselves.
See, they are all learning this entire thing is he hates Obama and he loves Putin. Which one is more important?