Collapse is coming: what is pushing Russia to intensify the topic of negotiations

Collapse is coming: what is pushing Russia to intensify the topic of negotiations Dzvenislava Moshovskaya

Russian aggression against Ukraine continues for a long time now. The occupiers expected a quick victory, but everything turned out completely differently. Nowadays there are more and more discussions about peace negotiations, but neither the Kremlin nor Ukraine are ready to make concessions.

Main Consultant of the National Institute of Strategic Studies Ivan Us told 24 Channel that peace proposals that could have been voiced in February or March 2022 are not relevant now. This demonstrates the dynamism of the war in which Ukraine is involved.

Communications between Ukraine and Russia

Ivan Us noted that it is difficult for him to imagine communications between the Ukrainian and Russian governments. In Moscow they believe that their country is more powerful and they should dictate terms.

In Ukraine they understand that those statements (Russia – 24 Channel ) are offers of surrender. Therefore, we are not going to agree to this,” emphasized the chief consultant of the institute.

In his opinion, diplomacy between Ukraine and Russia is not yet capable of changing anything. Both sides believe that it is on the battlefield that the issue of this war will be resolved.

The fact that Russia talks more often about negotiations means what they understand there, what problems there are in the military structure. It seems to me, as an economist, that not everything is good in the economy either,” suggested Ivan Us.

Economic problems in Russia

The ministries responsible for the economic component of life in Russia have been sending signals about financial problems for a long time.

Recently, information appeared about the internal audit of Gazprom, which showed very negative results. Many believe that the disclosure of this is a signal from people close to the corporation's management to stop the war, said Ivan Us.

According to him, if Russia does not stop the war against Ukraine, there will be large-scale problems in the economy.

Economists say that according to calculations, the probable collapse of Russia is already soon, he emphasized.

Putin spoke about negotiations

• Russian President Vladimir Putin held a meeting at the Foreign Ministry on June 14, where he made a number of cynical statements during his speech. In particular, about “peace talks” with Ukraine and “peace” in the world.
• The Russian dictator said that Russia did not initiate the war in Ukraine and that the Kremlin is allegedly “ready for negotiations even tomorrow.” These new statements by Putin were made during his meeting with the leadership of the Russian Foreign Ministry.
• Vladimir Putin stated his conditions regarding “peace” talks with Ukraine on the eve of the Global Peace Summit. The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) analyzed the purpose of these statements by Putin. ISW analysts noted that Putin made these statements to undermine Western support for Ukraine's demands and distract attention from international efforts to punish Russia for aggression.