Putin's negotiation strategy. Professor: "We are in control, what good would a truce do us? This is how Putin conveyed NO, while appearing to say YES"

Putin supported the idea of an armistice "in principle", but the numerous conditions invoked reveal his true objectives. Professor Valentin Naumescu argues that as long as Russia has military superiority on the front and believes it will win the war, it has no interest in negotiating.