Peace talks were very likely until late summer. But now Vladimir Putin has changed his mind. Why?
“The vision of the end of the war between Russia and Ukraine was realistic at the end of summer this year. Both sides planned to conclude agreements in Qatar on August 22 and 23,” The Moscow Times reported. This was mainly due to the softening of the rhetoric of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, ‘who allowed a referendum on the conditions for ending the armed conflict, as well as a large-scale prisoner exchange between Russia and the West, which made Putin feel could recover. FSB officer Vadim Krasikov.”
As reported, de-escalation talks took place between the Russian and Ukrainian armies. The mutual limitation of attacks on energy facilities was discussed. The agreements were scheduled to be concluded in Qatar on August 22 and 23, which would be the first agreement between Moscow and Kiev since the start of the war. – It would be a win-win situation for both parties. In Russia about 15-20 percent. oil refining is not working and both countries have winter ahead of them, a Kremlin source said.
Distance from the room
What has changed? According to the newspaper, Vladimir Putin stopped considering peace talks with Kiev after the attack by Ukrainian forces on the Kursk region. As we read, the Russian leader is ready to fight until the Ukrainian state ‘disintegrates’. “Putin, according to the interlocutor’s explanation, was embittered by the situation – he believed that Kiev had used the preparations for the meeting in Qatar as a cover for operations on Russian territory,” describes The Moscow Times. – The Kremlin has come to the conclusion: we will destroy the Ukrainian state. Now it smells like a fight without rules, both sides are wondering how they can harm each other – says the informant.
The Russian dictator has clearly indicated that he will not exchange Kursk Oblast for Donetsk or Luhansk.
Source: Do Rzeczy
Roy Brown is a renowned economist and author at The Nation View. He has a deep understanding of the global economy and its intricacies. He writes about a wide range of economic topics, including monetary policy, fiscal policy, international trade, and labor markets.
