“The ruler of Russia, Vladimir Putin, declared his readiness for negotiations with the United States regarding the war in Ukraine, but put forward an ultimate demand – the complete surrender of Ukraine. Source: ISW Details: Putin reportedly convened a meeting of Russia’s Security Council on January 20, where he and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov reaffirmed Russia’s readiness for peace talks with the new administration of US President Donald Trump.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
Source: ISW
Details: Putin reportedly convened a meeting of the Russian Security Council on January 20, at which he and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov confirmed Russia’s readiness for peace talks with the new administration of US President Donald Trump.
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Putin stressed that any peace settlement must be based on “eliminating the root causes” of the conflict, which he said includes meeting Russia’s tough demands.
Literally: “Senior Kremlin officials, including Putin and Lavrov, have repeatedly stressed in recent weeks that the Kremlin refuses to consider any compromises on Putin’s demands made in late 2021-early 2022. These demands include Ukraine’s permanent “neutral” status, its non-adherence to NATO, strict restrictions on the size of the Ukrainian army and removal of the Ukrainian government from power”.
Details: Putin also said that in 2021, then-US President Joe Biden proposed delaying Ukraine’s entry into NATO for 10-15 years, but even that did not prevent a Russian invasion, which he said was “inevitable because of NATO’s actions.”
Key findings:
- The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, General Oleksandr Syrskyi, said on January 20 that Russian forces suffered more than 434,000 casualties in 2024, of which 150,000 died in combat.
- Russian President Vladimir Putin confirmed on January 20 that the Kremlin is ready to negotiate with the United States about the war in Ukraine, but said he would not back down from his demands for Ukraine’s full surrender.
- On January 20, Ukrainian forces reportedly struck an aircraft factory in Kazan, Republic of Tatarstan, as part of an ongoing series of strikes aimed at weakening Russia’s military capabilities.
- Ukrainian strikes on facilities of the Russian military-industrial complex are reportedly affecting the combat capability of Russian troops.
- The authorities of Moldova and Transnistria continue to make efforts to provide Transnistria with European gas.
- Russian troops advanced near Toretsk, Pokrovsk and Kurakhovo.
- On January 20, a Russian soldier and former Sturma-Z instructor repeated the complaints that Russian soldiers first expressed in May 2024 regarding insufficient quality control of Russian artillery shells.