Russian opposition journalist Igor Yakovenko spoke about this on Channel 24. He noted that Shoigu has little influence on anything.
“Shoigu played the role of a political person, and now he is a guarantor. He does not play any role in today's political agenda,” Yakovenko said.
What Shoigu could talk about
The Russian Defense Ministry has had little to no communication with the US since the start of the full-scale invasion. According to Yakovenko, this is due to the fact that the invaders had nothing to say.
Now Russia is losing the war, we need to somehow negotiate. The problem is that Putney is not an interlocutor for the West. Sometimes Macron tries to talk to him, but there is nothing to talk about with Putin. He is trying to release Shoigu as a negotiator,” the journalist said.
He noted that the subject of the US talks on Shoigu is unknown, but most likely they are talking about some parameter of restrictions that should exist in this war. That is, about a nuclear strike, undermining the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station. And if the Kremlin does not do this, what bonuses can it get.
Putin has become a pariah
Indonesian the G20 host has said it is ready to provide a platform for talks between Putin and Biden, but, as Yakovenko said, the likelihood of these negotiations is not very high. The journalist is not sure that Putin will leave for Indonesia at all.
“It's hard to imagine that he is taking part in the G20 summit. If Putney had a rather difficult situation in Samarkand or Astana, then everyone took turns putting garbage pails on his head. It was very noticeable. He was treated like an outcast. due to the defeats of Russia at the front,” said Yakovenko.
He added that it is now even more difficult for Putin to appear in public, since at the UN General Assembly an unprecedented number of countries supported the condemnation of Putin's Russia and its attempts to occupy 4 regions of Ukraine. In addition, Russia received the status of a terrorist country. Therefore, the Kremlin will try to create the illusion of not being a pariah.
“As for the meeting with Biden, it is also difficult to imagine, because there is no subject of conversation. There are some attempts by Putin to deceive Biden, but the US President is not a dictator who can be convinced of something and get preferences,” the journalist said.
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Austin's call to Shoigu: what is known
- Pentagon chief Austin spoke to Shoigu for the first time on 13 May. The second call went through yesterday.
- The Pentagon is not releasing details of the conversation. They only noted that it is important to maintain lines of communication in the context of the ongoing war against Ukraine.”
- Subsequently, Austin called the Minister of Defense of Ukraine Oleksiy Reznikov. He confirmed the unwavering commitment of the United States to combat Russian aggression.
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