US EditionFormer CIA director: Putin ‘clearly’ has no intention to end war ‘unless he’s given additional territory’
Petraeus highlights that over 1 million Russian casualties have strained Russia’s workforce and urges increased U.S. aid to Ukraine to alter the war’s dynamics.
- Former CIA Director and retired Gen. David Petraeus said on Aug. 24, 2025, that Vladimir Putin clearly intends no peace without additional territory in Ukraine.
- Petraeus made his statement after Ukrainian President Zelenskyy met with President Trump and European leaders in Washington on Aug. 18 to seek support for a Ukraine-Russia ceasefire.
- Petraeus urged more sanctions on Russia, including on Gazprom bank and stronger oil export curtailments, and recommended seizing $300 billion of frozen Russian reserves in Europe to aid Ukraine.
- Petraeus expressed skepticism that Putin and Zelenskyy will meet to negotiate an end to the 3 1/2-year conflict, highlighting that Putin’s fundamental demands remain unchanged.
- Petraeus suggested the U.S. should lift some restrictions on weapons aid to Ukraine and that current Pentagon policies conflicting with Trump’s views may require review to shift the war’s dynamics.
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In an interview with ABC News, former CIA director and U.S. military reserve director David Petraeus questioned the possibility of a meeting between President Volodimir Zelenski and Russian President Vladimir Putin as well as Putin's ability to negotiate with good faith.
"I think it should be clear: the obstacle to peace at this moment is President Putin," Petraeus said.
Putin is 'obstacle to peace,' retired US General Petraeus says
In an interview with ABC News on Aug. 24, former CIA Director and retired U.S. Army General David Petraeus cast doubt on both the likelihood of a meeting between President Volodymyr Zelensky and Russian President Vladimir Putin, and on Putin's willingness to negotiate in good faith.
Former CIA director: Putin ‘clearly’ has no intention to end war ‘unless he’s given additional territory’
Retired Gen. David Petraeus, the former CIA director and former head of U.S. Central Command, on Sunday said he thinks Russian President Vladimir Putin has no intention of agreeing to a peace deal “unless he’s given additional territory.” In an interview on ABC News’s “This Week,” Petraeus said he was not optimistic about the prospects…
Ex-CIA Chief Petraeus Says Putin Stands in the Way of Peace
Former CIA director Gen. David Petraeus told ABC’s This Week that Russia's President Vladimir Putin is standing in the way of reaching a peace agreement to end the war in Ukraine. “The obstacle to peace at this point in time is President Putin," he said. Asked if he thought there would be anothe
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