Even though the Russians have made clear that they are in an uncompromising mood about Ukraine, the US has been so thick about getting the message that the Russians have resorted to using a two by four. The Financial Times and Wall Street Journal have as their lead stories that the Russian have rejected the 30 day ceasefire scheme cooked up in Jeddah between the US and Ukraine as the way to get peace negotiations rolling. Mind you, this unofficial but really not so response may be a sign that Russia recognizes that it is dealing with an even more “gang that can’t shoot straight” bunch than the fabulously lightweight Tony Blinken and Jake Sullivan and does not see much point in coddling them. More on that angle in due course.

Here is what the much-broadcast “rejection” amounted to. The interviewee, Yuri Ushakov, is an aide to Putin and an

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