From: Transform Ukraine By Douglas Landro / May 31, 2025
As Moscow Sets Impossible Conditions and Refuses Unconditional Truce, Ukrainian Forces Strike Elite Russian Unit 6,800 Kilometers Away in Vladivostok
Summary of the Day – May 30, 2025
Russia’s UN Ambassador declared Moscow would only consider a ceasefire if Ukraine stops mobilization and ends Western weapons deliveries — conditions ensuring Ukrainian defeat. Meanwhile, Ukraine struck a Russian marine base near Vladivostok, 6,800 kilometers away, marking the war’s furthest operation. Russian forces seized Troitske and advanced near Toretsk, while President Zelensky expressed skepticism about June 2 Istanbul talks as Moscow’s promised memorandum remained undelivered.
Impossible Conditions: Russia’s Ceasefire Ultimatum
Russia’s UN Ambassador Vasily Nebenzya laid out Moscow’s starkest conditions yet for any potential ceasefire during a UN Security Council meeting on May 30, demanding Ukraine essentially disarm itself as the price for peace.
“In principle, we are ready to consider the possibility of establishing a ceasefire, which would subsequently allow for a sustainable resolution of the root causes of the conflict,” Nebenzya stated. However, he added conditions that would guarantee Ukrainian defeat: “During the ceasefire, it is essential that Western countries stop supplying weapons to the Kyiv regime and that Ukraine halt its mobilization.”
Despite the stated offer of considering a ceasefire, Nebenzya also pledged that Moscow would “continue and intensify military operations for as long as necessary,” revealing the contradictory nature of Russian diplomatic messaging.
Ukraine swiftly rejected the demands as disingenuous. Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha called the remarks a “slap in the face to all who advocate for peace,” including countries like China and Brazil that have pressed both sides to end the war.
Voice of Ukraine 