(#5943) May 12th is quickly approaching in just hours now.

      The deadline given by European leaders for putin's Russia to accept a 30 day ceasefire is almost here. The ultimatum given by Ukraine and it's allies must be followed through on or putin will use any hesitancy to his advantage. That putin has already rejected the ceasefire hours earlier tells that he is defiant in the face of the European threat. What comes next is crucial to Ukraine as it needs to follow through on the threat because putin wants Ukraine and he will not give up what he has already seized in any negotiation to come. The fact is that putin has shown he is in this invasion to win it and nothing Ukraine and it's allies hope to achieve through peace negotiations will stop putin from his immoral and illegal quest.
     The fact remains that any deal that rewards the invader is appeasement and is not to be allowed. The only way to stop putin and his tyranny is to fight them until they are no more or call out uncle before that! What the west needs to do is to keep their promises to defend Ukraine and help them in all the ways Ukraine needs. The time for pussy footing around putin is over. Put the pressure back on him and his country by supplying Ukraine with the tools and weapons to not only defend their sovereign nation but to push the Russians back to their original borders before they invaded Ukraine 12 years ago.
     With putin dismissing the pledge of Europe to go all in for Ukraine if the ceasefire is not agreed to must be a promise kept. The allies should never rescind their promise for a fake from putin to want to negotiate sometime in the future. He is the most untrustworthy person in any negotiation so it would be like Charlie Brown trusting Lucy to hold the ball for him to kick. She always pulls it back as he launches into his kick. The ball is still in putin's court but he has shown he will not play fair. So what Ukraine and it's allies must do is stick with the plan of the ultimatum and implement it with authority. In a few hours we will know and by all things good in the world I hope Ukraine and it's allies follow up with their promise.