--- title: "“The Ball is In Russia’s Court”" type: "post" post_id: "9062" slug: "the-ball-is-in-russias-court" canonical: "https://pennyforyourthoughts2.ca/2025/03/12/the-ball-is-in-russias-court/" markdown_url: "https://pennyforyourthoughts2.ca/2025/03/12/the-ball-is-in-russias-court.md" json_url: "https://pennyforyourthoughts2.ca/2025/03/12/the-ball-is-in-russias-court.json" txt_url: "https://pennyforyourthoughts2.ca/2025/03/12/the-ball-is-in-russias-court.txt" published: "2025-03-12T14:37:36+00:00" modified: "2025-03-12T14:37:36+00:00" author: "penny2" categories: - "Uncategorized" tags: - "Russia" - "state sponsored terrorism" - "Ukraine" - "US" site_name: "PFYT2" publisher: "" language: "en-US" generator: "easyPress Markdown" generator_version: "1.0.6" --- **So, here’s a comment I left on twitter when news of this “ceasefire agreement” broke** **yesterday** > a ceasefire with rearmament from the US is not a ceasefire- it's a pause to rearm- one can smell the "blame Russia" stench emanating from the US already- this was a ploy, a psyop, for gullible Westerners ( US, Canada, UK, France..) > > — Penny2 (@PennyKuz) [March 11, 2025](https://x.com/PennyKuz/status/1899585446285345073?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) **It was that obvious the con was on and the spin was being readied.** **Recall my comment from two days ago?** [penny2says:](http://pennyforyourthoughts2.ca) [March 10, 2025 at 11:31 am](https://pennyforyourthoughts2.ca/2025/03/10/saudi-us-ukraine-meeting-minerals-deal-intelligence-gathering-etc/#comment-5008)•[Edit](https://pennyforyourthoughts2.ca/wp-admin/comment.php?action=editcomment&c=5008) **I’m still not grasping how it is that the Ukraine and US are sitting down to talk about a ceasefire without Russia present.** ***“The talks will focus on developing a framework for a peace deal between Kyiv and Moscow.*** ” **Without Moscow?** **The whole idea of these talks made zero sense, other than as way to mislead the people- Russia wasn’t at those talks (as mentioned 2 days ago)** **Cue today’s headlines!! Variations on the same theme, created to demonize Russia. To present Russia as a bad actor. Colour me, completely unsurprised.** - **‘[Ball now in Russia’s court’ on Ukraine ceasefire, Rubio says](https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/cn0jkyk01dzo)** - [**Over to you President Putin – ‘Ball in Russia’s court’ as Ukraine accepts 30-day ceasefire**](https://www.itv.com/news/2025-03-12/over-to-you-putin-ball-in-russias-court-as-ukraine-accepts-30-day-ceasefire) - [**UK’s Starmer welcomes Ukraine ceasefire proposal, says ball is in Russia’s court**](https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/uks-starmer-welcomes-ukraine-ceasefire-proposal-says-ball-is-russias-court-2025-03-11) **Of course, UK, helped to make this ceasefire happen…**. - [**UK helped Ukraine and US reach ceasefire deal – government sources**](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce34zg70exxo) **In the course of agreeing to this ceasefire, the US is going to re arm Ukraine** **`A ceasefire that includes the reinstatement of military aid- Doesn’t sound like a ceasefire to me`** > **Following the announcement, the Trump administration said it would reinstate military aid to Ukraine and restart intelligence-sharing with Kyiv** **The sharing of intelligence never stopped** Linked articles in both posts below > [Saudi/US/Ukraine Meeting; Minerals Deal, Intelligence gathering etc](https://pennyforyourthoughts2.ca/2025/03/10/saudi-us-ukraine-meeting-minerals-deal-intelligence-gathering-etc/) > [US Not Providing Ukraine with Intelligence? Obfuscate Much?](https://pennyforyourthoughts2.ca/2025/03/07/us-not-providing-ukraine-with-intelligence-obfuscate-much/) **[And the minerals deal- well it’s about long term prosperity and security](https://theconversation.com/us-ukraine-deal-highlights-ukraines-wealth-of-critical-minerals-but-extracting-them-isnt-so-simple-250996)** > After a rocky start to those negotiations, officials from the U.S. and Ukraine announced an agreement on March 11, 2025. The U.S. would resume support and intelligence sharing with Ukraine, with some conditions, and both agreed to work toward **`“a comprehensive agreement for developing Ukraine’s critical mineral resources to expand Ukraine’s economy and guarantee Ukraine’s long-term prosperity and security.”`** **Exactly as I’d mentioned in 2 previous posts** > [J.D Vance Confirms Minerals Deal is Security Guarantee](https://pennyforyourthoughts2.ca/2025/03/04/j-d-vance-confirms-minerals-deal-is-security-guarantee/) > [The Mineral Deal Would Put the US Directly in the Conflict between Russia and Ukraine](https://pennyforyourthoughts2.ca/2025/02/28/the-mineral-deal-would-put-the-us-directly-in-the-conflict-between-russia-and-ukraine/) **So, now the ball is in Russia’s court and here’s what [Marco Rubio had to say](https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/marco-rubio-says-us-will-have-contact-with-russia-over-ukraine-if-they-say-no-101741781728240.html)** > ***“We all eagerly await the Russian response and urge them strongly to consider ending all hostilities,” R***euters quoted Rubio as saying during a stop in Ireland after US-Ukraine talks in Saudi Arabia. > ***“If they say no, then obviously we’ll have to examine everything and sort of figure out where we stand in the world and what their true intentions are. I think it’ll be if they say no, it’ll tell us a lot about what their goals are and what their mindset is,”*** he added.’ **It’s obvious where this is going…** ###### **And lastly, Trump now fully owns this war, no more blaming Biden, having clearly demonstrated the US is fully and completely involved**