Vladimir Putin thinks of tackling his telephone interview with Donald Trump having the advantage, reports the Bloomberg agency
Russian President Vladimir Putin believes to address the telephone interview on Monday with the American president, Donald Trump, in a position of strength, reports the agency BloombergMonday. He believes that his forces can unravel the defenses of Ukraine by the end of the year and take total control of four regions which he claims, in reverse of the evaluations carried out by Western services.
“Unfortunately, where we are in the war, we do not see strong incentives for Russia to accept a cease-fire”summarized Michael Kofman, researcher at the Endowment Carnegie, at a conference in Tallinn, Estonia, Sunday, Note Bloomberg.
Sergei Markov, a Russian political scientist who has close ties with the Kremlin, explains that “” [Vladimir] Putin does not seek a collapse of talks. He tries to maneuver so that these negotiations continue in parallel with the military offensive. »»
Monday, Andrii Sybiha, the Minister of Foreign Affairs Ukrainian, published a message on X: “Ukraine is turned to the future and focuses on a total and immediate ceasefire to launch a real peace process. On the contrary, Russia focuses entirely on the past, rejecting the ceasefire and constantly speaking of Istanbul meetings of 2022, trying to formulate the same absurd requirements as three years ago. Moscow must now understand the consequences of the obstacle to the peace process. »»
Source: Lemonde