Putin not interested in peace talks, thinks time is on his side — former US Ambassador to Russia
Russian dictator Vladimir Putin has no
genuine intention to negotiate an end to the war against Ukraine before the
2024 U.S.
presidential elections, former U.S. Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul
said at the Kyiv Security Forum on Dec. 15.
"Putin feels very confident; a year ago, he appeared very nervous because he was losing on the battlefield — I've never seen him as uncertain as he was then," he said at the forum.
McFaul believes that despite the significant losses the Russian army is suffering, Putin "doesn't care." He also noted that Russian soldiers are being "thoughtlessly sent to slaughter."
The diplomat added that the belief that "it's better to sign a bad deal now to avoid having to sign an even worse one later" should be discarded.
“There's a certain naivety among some Americans who speak about this,” McFaul stated.
“Putin isn't planning any negotiations. He believes that time is on his side, at least until a new U.S. president comes into office.”
The Kyiv Security Forum, founded by the Arseniy Yatsenyuk Open Ukraine Foundation, is the country’s leading international platform for discussing national and global security issues.
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