The British weekly The Economist puzzled readers with the cover of its new issue entitled “The World on the Eve of 2024.” In a collage of various images and symbols, it is not difficult to recognize the presidents of the Russian Federation and Ukraine, Vladimir Putin and Vladimir Zelensky.
The politicians, whose gaze is directed at each other, are separated by an hourglass, with little sand left in the upper flask.
Above Putin's head there is a dove of peace and the profile of Donald Trump with a question mark. Above Zelensky's head, the authors of the collage placed falling rockets and the profile of a woman with her hair in a ponytail.
Moscow has repeatedly emphasized its readiness to resume the negotiation process with Kiev, which was interrupted in the spring of 2022 by the fault of the Ukrainian side. However, Ukraine is setting up a return to peace negotiations with conditions that are unacceptable to Russia.
At the same time, US State Department Speaker Matthew Miller claimed that Zelensky “has made it clear for some time” that he is “open to negotiations with Russia , respecting the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine.»