Ukraine Agrees to Trump's Ceasefire request. Zelensky totally messed up Putin's plan

Finally, Ze plays the political game.

Hmm, why didn’t I think of this? Well, I didn’t. Just an hour ago, I published a story urging the U.K. to take the lead in stopping Putin from pitting Europe against the United States—by pressuring Trump to back off calls for lifting sanctions. The logic was simple: the U.S. can’t lift sanctions unilaterally, so Trump would need Europe on board. Europe would refuse, and Putin would win either way—sanctions eased or the West divided.

My proposed solution was preemptive diplomacy: Britain quietly convincing Trump to keep his mouth shut before making any public moves.

But Zelensky had a completely different idea—and it might just put Putin squarely in Trump’s crosshairs.

In a surprise move, Ukraine has unilaterally agreed to a limited ceasefire—no strikes on the Black Sea or Russian energy infrastructure. Putin had demanded sanctions relief in exchange for such a ceasefire. But instead of waiting for that negotiation to unfold, Zelensky flipped the script: Ukraine will hold fire regardless of Russia’s position, but expects Moscow to reciprocate.

He greenlit the ceasefire on energy and Black Sea domains before Russia accepted anything—and framed it as a U.S.–Ukraine agreement, not a concession to Moscow.