ISW on Putin’s interview: Putin is trying to hide his negative attitude towards the ministry in negotiations
President Vladimir Putin has sent a clear signal to society, including Russia’s elite, that the war in Ukraine will not end soon. At least that’s what ISW analysts who watched his last conversations with Kremlin journalists think. The Russian leader referred to a two-year-old decree that, according to him, prevents “serious” peace talks with Kiev.
In an interview with Kremlin journalist Pavel Zarubin, the Russian president said he was “ready to negotiate regarding Ukraine.” The politician said negotiations were unlikely to take place quickly because Ukraine’s legislation “poses serious obstacles to peace talks.”
The eastern leader was referring to the decree signed by the President of Ukraine in September 2022. The decree clearly stated that “negotiations are impossible” with President Vladimir Putin. The adoption of this system was a direct response to Russia’s illegal annexation of eastern and southern regions of Ukraine. Additionally, the document was adopted after months of negotiations in which Russia demanded Ukraine’s complete surrender.
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Putin said in a new interview that the decree prevents talks on “important matters” and confirms that Ukraine does not want peace talks. He also declared that the peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine will be “illegal” until Kiev repeals the 2022 decree.
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Analysts at the Institute for the Study of War said Putin’s persistent references to the decree “suggest a new attempt to divert attention from his reluctance to negotiate peace.” said. “President Putin continues to demonstrate to domestic and international audiences that he is not interested in peace unless his demands are fully met,” ISW said in its latest report.
“President Putin used his interview with Zarubin on Russian state television to signal to the Russian people that Russia is unlikely to participate in peace negotiations in the near future and that the war is unlikely to end soon. “There is a strong possibility that the
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They say this should have been a clear signal to Russia’s elites, which increasingly want an end to the war in Ukraine. The interview was aimed at silencing all questions about the end date of the conflict and showing that peace will not come soon.
“President Putin is trying to use the 2022 executive order as a straw man to hide his lack of real interest in negotiations and sow discord between Ukraine and its Western allies,” the report said. I concluded.
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