Main points
- Donald Trump acknowledged Vladimir Putin's unwillingness to end the war in Ukraine.
- ISW continues to assess that Russia's conditions are “denazification” and “demilitarization” of Ukraine, which the aggressor country has been demanding since the beginning of its full-scale invasion.
ISW analyzed the latest statements from the Kremlin / Collage 24 Kanal
US President Donald Trump has acknowledged Russian dictator Vladimir Putin's reluctance to end the war in Ukraine. Kremlin officials continue to demonstrate a critical lack of interest in good-faith negotiations with Ukraine.
This was reported by Channel 24 , citing a report from the Institute for the Study of War (ISW).
What the Kremlin's latest statements demonstrate
US President Donald Trump said on July 4 that Putin is “not there” and “not seeking to stop” military action against Ukraine. Moreover, he repeated his “disappointment” in a phone call with Putin on July 3.
The US leader said on July 3 that he had made “no progress at all” with Putin and that he was “not happy” with Putin.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov cynically claimed on July 4 that Putin told Trump that “Russia is prepared to achieve its goals in the war against Ukraine through diplomatic negotiations, but to continue military action because a diplomatic option that would satisfy Russia's goals has not yet been offered.”
The Russian occupation army launched one of its biggest attacks on the night of July 3-4 after a telephone conversation between Trump and Putin.
Statements by Putin and Peskov indicate that Russia has not abandoned its original goals in the war against Ukraine, the report says.
ISW analysts continue to assess that Russia's conditions – “denazification” and “demilitarization” of Ukraine , which Russia has been demanding since the start of its full-scale invasion in February 2022 – “amount to demands for regime change, the installation of a pro-Russian puppet government in Ukraine, and a significant limitation on Ukraine's ability to defend itself against future Russian aggression.”
