Kremlin boss Vladimir Putin has achieved what he has long demanded: direct negotiations with the United States on Ukraine.
Russia will stop fighting only if the United States stops providing military assistance to Ukraine and limits its ability to defend its territory.
The WSJ wrote about this on Thursday, February 13, citing experts.
The publication noted that Moscow has long been trying to exclude Ukraine and its allies in Europe from negotiations regarding the end of the war, rejecting the government in Kiev as illegitimate. The Kremlin claims that Washington is responsible for continuing the war, so only it can negotiate with Russia to end it.
The peace talks with Russia announced by President Trump give the master of the Kremlin, Vladimir Putin, what he has long demanded: direct talks with the United States on Ukraine.
However, these talks are likely to be long and drawn out – Russia will agree to a ceasefire only if the United States refuses to support Ukraine and limits Kiev's ability to defend its territory.
Director of the Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center in Berlin Alexander Gabuev believes that the first step for Putin to win will be for Ukraine to not fall into the Western camp and lose the ability to make a sovereign choice on measures security.
The expert calls Putin's ultimate goal in negotiations with the American side not only to ensure his achievements in Ukraine and prevent the resumption of hostilities after any ceasefire agreement, but also to ensure that Ukraine does not have the ability to militarily confront Russia in the future.
Recall that US President Donald Trump announced that he and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed to begin negotiations on a ceasefire in Ukraine.
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