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<blockquote style="position: relative; padding-left: 55px;"><section><a href="https://mastodon.social/users/reedmideke/statuses/114156713514323346">Reed Mideke (reedmideke@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 05-Oct-2025 09:38:09 JST</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/@reedmideke" title="reedmideke@mastodon.social"><img src="https://gnusocial.jp/avatar/108668-48-20230320145057.webp" width="48" height="48" alt="Reed Mideke" style="position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0;">Reed Mideke</a><div><a href="https://mastodon.social/@reedmideke/114152731768367253" rel="in-reply-to">in reply to</a></div></section><article><p>So yeah, we're on option #2*, likely with Putin holding out the option of getting Trump on the phone to sell him an "amazing" deal that gives him 95% of what he wants, so that Trump will turn on Ukraine when they reject it <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cgj5w6veqw6t?post=asset%3A1e2ff37e-cc2c-476e-bfc8-de3919df3ebc#post" rel="nofollow">https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cgj5w6veqw6t?post=asset%3A1e2ff37e-cc2c-476e-bfc8-de3919df3ebc#post</a></p><p>* <a href="https://mastodon.social/@reedmideke/114146704677860349" rel="nofollow">https://mastodon.social/@reedmideke/114146704677860349</a></p></article><footer><a rel="bookmark" href="https://gnusocial.jp/conversation/5723996#notice-11231658">In conversation</a><time datetime="2025-10-05T09:38:09+09:00" title="Sunday, 05-Oct-2025 09:38:09 JST">about 9 months ago</time> <span>from <span><a href="https://mastodon.social/@reedmideke/114156713514323346" rel="external" title="Sent from mastodon.social via ActivityPub">mastodon.social</a></span></span><a href="https://mastodon.social/@reedmideke/114156713514323346">permalink</a><h4>Attachments</h4><ol><li><article><header><div>Domain not in remote thumbnail source whitelist: ichef.bbci.co.uk</div><h5><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cgj5w6veqw6t?post=asset%3A1e2ff37e-cc2c-476e-bfc8-de3919df3ebc#post*">Zelensky says Putin trying to drag out talks on Ukraine ceasefire to continue war</a></h5><div> from <span>https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews</span></div></header><div>Ukraine's military denies the encirclement of its forces in Kursk, after Trump asks Putin to spare the lives of thousands "surrounded" by Russia's military.</div><footer></footer></article></li><li><article><header><div>No result found on File_thumbnail lookup.</div><h5><a href="https://mastodon.social/@reedmideke/114146704677860349">Reed Mideke (@reedmideke@mastodon.social)</a></h5><div> from <span>Reed Mideke</span></div></header><div>So, what will Putin do with the ball?
1) Reject outright
2) Make noises about accepting, but then dick around indefinitely with absurd and ever changing demands on the exact terms
3) Accept and immediately violate and blame it on Ukraine
4) Accept and actually negotiatehttps://kyivindependent.com/ball-is-in-their-court-rubio-on-russias-move-toward-ceasefire-with-ukraine/</div><footer></footer></article></li></ol></footer></blockquote>

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Reed Mideke (reedmideke@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 05-Oct-2025 09:38:09 JST Reed Mideke
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So yeah, we're on option #2*, likely with Putin holding out the option of getting Trump on the phone to sell him an "amazing" deal that gives him 95% of what he wants, so that Trump will turn on Ukraine when they reject it https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cgj5w6veqw6t?post=asset%3A1e2ff37e-cc2c-476e-bfc8-de3919df3ebc#post
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  So, what will Putin do with the ball? 1) Reject outright 2) Make noises about accepting, but then dick around indefinitely with absurd and ever changing demands on the exact terms 3) Accept and immediately violate and blame it on Ukraine 4) Accept and actually negotiate https://kyivindependent.com/ball-is-in-their-court-rubio-on-russias-move-toward-ceasefire-with-ukraine/

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