““Putin’s ancient theory of victory is based on the assumption that the event will leave Ukraine, and only the adamant support of the event and consistent provision of Western military assistance to Kiev can force Putin to abandon his theory””, – WRITE: www.radiosvoboda.org
“On January 28, Putin’s statements are part of constant efforts to position himself as Rivne Trump and strengthen his ancient belief that Russia is a great heir to the Soviet Union. Putin’s statements also create conditions for Russia’s violation of any future peace agreements with Ukraine, which can be expected by Trump, and is another testimony that Putin is not interested in compromises on his requirements for a complete change in the regime and deprivation of the Ukrainian army as Peace conditions, ”the report reads.
ISW noted that such efforts of Putin “are also part of Russia’s agreed efforts to force the West to recognize and approve Russian statements about the illegitimacy of the current Ukrainian government.”
“Putin’s ancient theory of victory is based on the assumption that the event will leave Ukraine, and only adamant support of the event and consistent provision of Western military assistance to Kiev can make Putin abandon his theory and take the need to offer concessions necessary for conflict resolution, and acceptable for the United States, Europe and Ukraine, ”the message reads.
ISW noted that they continue to believe that only the United States can provide Ukraine with critical weapons and military equipment “on the scale, speed and regularity required to protect Ukraine from Russia, and Western officials have recently offered European states to help the USA intensely in funding for military assistance Ukraine ».
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On January 28, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that he was not ready to sign a peace treaty with President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky, whom he again called “illegitimate”.
The other day, Putin said he was ready for peace talks and meetings with US President Donald Trump. He also argued that if peace talks begin within the current legal field, they will be illegitimate through Ukrainian legislation, which forbids Zelensky to conduct direct negotiations with Putin.
For the first time, Donald Trump addressed the leader of Russian Putin to stop the war in Ukraine:
“Given all this, I am going to do Russia whose economy is collapsing, and Putin is a very big service. Again now and stop this senseless war! It will be worse. ”
Trump has threatened to impose large taxes, tariffs and sanctions on all goods from the Russian Federation to the US and other countries.
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Speaker of Russian leader Vladimir Putin Dmitry Peskov responded to the de facto ultimatum of Trump, saying that he did not see in his statement “especially new elements.”
Kyiv insists that negotiations on Ukraine are impossible without its participation.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky responded to Putin’s last statement about negotiations, saying that he “is doing everything to delay the war.”
Earlier, the Institute for War Study (ISW) stated that Putin’s constant statements about the illegitimacy of Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky confirm that the elimination of the legitimate democratic government of Ukraine is one of the prerequisites for the Kremlin to resolve the war through negotiations.