Shifting responsibility for negotiations onto Kyiv through claims of Moscow’s “readiness for peace”

What it claims

Statements by Donald Trump and Dmitry Peskov are presented as proof that Moscow seeks an agreement while Kyiv is allegedly slowing the peace process. A report of a strike on Kyiv in the same post does not alter the portrayal of ceasefire violations as mutual. The war is reduced to the Ukrainian leadership’s willingness to conclude a deal.

Target audience

Examples (paraphrased)

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• Putin wants a deal more than Zelenskyy does, so Kyiv must be the one to agree to it.

  ЗеРада, 13 Oct 2026 · Archived copy

• Moscow is ready to do everything for lasting peace, while Europe prevents the war from being stopped.

  ЗеРада, 12 Oct 2026 · Archived copy

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Goal

To encourage Western publics and officials to assign responsibility for the war’s continuation to Kyiv and increase pressure on the Ukrainian leadership in negotiations.

Techniques used

• Appeal to AuthorityThe US president’s remarks are treated as conclusive confirmation of who allegedly wants peace, without examining contradictions within the material presented.
• Causal OversimplificationThe course of the war and negotiations is reduced to the Ukrainian leadership’s alleged unwillingness to conclude a deal.

The real grievance it exploits

The desire to end the war as soon as possible, fear of further strikes and losses, and concern that diplomatic opportunities may be missed.

How to counter

• Technique exposure: Notice the substitution: officials’ statements about readiness for peace do not establish who is rejecting negotiating terms or what those terms are.
• Reframe: Assess calls for an agreement separately from responsibility for military action: the existence of negotiating statements neither explains the causes of the war nor determines acceptable peace terms.

Sources (all time)

• ЗеРадаTier 1425,299 subscribers
  2 posts · 12–13 Oct 2026

  • 13 Oct · Archived copy
  • 12 Oct · Archived copy