April 29, 2025 (EIRNS)—The proposal by Russian President Vladimir Putin for a three-day truce, commencing May 8-10—“the Russian side reiterates its willingness to enter peace talks without preconditions, with a view to eliminating the root causes behind the Ukraine crisis and establishing constructive interaction with international partners”—has been met with panic and derision. This reaction, and rejection, is both from representatives—though not necessarily from the population—of Ukraine, and from the “Russiagate media circus,” i.e., the usual suspects from the Anglo-American intelligence agencies sometimes euphemistically called the “legacy media.”