The head of the Kremlin has not yet shown a real desire to achieve an agreement for the establishment of peace, so negotiations between the leaders of the United States and the Russian Federation will not change the situation, the expert believes.
“Putin did not demonstrate the desire to compromise on his military goals. I do not think that this will change at a summit on Friday,” ISW representative said.
Barros emphasized that the White House has great strength and levers of influence and can achieve a result if they are fully applied.
“But so far the US government has refused to use all its possibilities in order to force Putin to sit down at the negotiating table,” he said.
In the report on August 10, ISW experts wrote that the Kremlin would try to use the meeting in Alaska to create a split between the United States and Europe.
Context
Trump reported that on August 15 in Alaska in the United States he would meet with Putin, in particular, to discuss the probability of ending the war in Ukraine. According to NBC News, the White House is considered The possibility of inviting Zelensky to a meeting in Alaska.
The head of the White House repeatedly said that in the agreement on the world in Ukraine there will be exchange of territories. This option was rejected in Ukraine (in particular Zelensky himself), and European allies of Ukraine.
August 7 The New York Times listed The three goals of Putin, which he probably wants to achieve on the issue of Ukraine: to prevent Ukrainian membership in NATO, limit the military potential of Ukraine and “lay the foundation” for the power more friendly to Moscow in Ukraine. According to the publication, Putin considers the meeting with Trump the opportunity to achieve their goals in Ukraine.
On August 11, Trump said that I do not intend to conclude a peace agreement with Putin.
