RUSSIA PERSPECTIVE

Moscow watches the ceasefire with the barely concealed pleasure of a scorekeeper. TASS relays La Repubblica's analysis that Trump accepted the truce 'without achieving his original objectives' — a reading Russia amplifies with relish. The Russian framing is transparent: Washington launched a costly war, secured neither nuclear dismantlement nor regime change, and finds itself forced to accept a ceasefire resembling an admission of impotence. This narrative directly serves Moscow's interests, allowing it to present American military adventurism as a failure while strengthening its own alliances with Tehran. Russia omits its role in providing logistical support to Iran during the conflict, a fact documented by several Western sources. The ceasefire also gives Moscow an indirect reprieve: with oil prices falling and international attention redirected to the Middle East, pressure on Ukraine mechanically decreases.