Zelenskyy on partial ceasefires: Keep quiet or Russia will ruin it out of spite
Talk of pausing strikes on power grids and shipping lanes is picking up, but nobody is naming specifics yet because Moscow has a notorious habit of doing the exact opposite just to be petty.
Diplomats are quietly floating the idea of piecemeal ceasefires. We are not talking about total peace tomorrow, but rather taking specific targets off the table — namely the power grid and the Black Sea.
The wild part is how frankly Zelenskyy explained the radio silence around the details. He made it clear that while multiple options are on the table, spelling them out publicly would prompt Russia to act in reverse out of pure spite. Announce that power stations might be spared, and you practically guarantee a missile strike just to prove a point.
Meanwhile, the diplomatic channel with the United States suddenly switched into overdrive. Following three rapid-fire calls in recent days, Ukrainian negotiators flew straight to the US to meet with Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff.
When high-stakes wartime diplomacy has to rely on reverse psychology to keep the lights on, the best strategy is apparently not saying a single word out loud.
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