Trump’s peace talks are just a charade. Russia wants to obliterate Ukraine

Trump’s peace talks are just a charade. Russia wants to obliterate Ukraine

The notion that a peace deal can be brokered with Vladimir Putin is a dangerous delusion, as the US is about to find out.

How Putin Is Playing Trump Like a Puppet

Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images Vladimir Putin has Donald Trump right where he wants him. Now the world is waiting to see what Russia wants, rather than what Ukraine needs or the United States desires. The U.S. president sees peace as a means to an end. In his case, bragging rights over Joe Biden…

Russia does not intend to compromise on Ukraine. As Bloomberg reports, citing representatives of Western security services, Russian President Vladimir Putin sets clear conditions on the territory, peacekeeping mission and future status of Ukraine.

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin is not going to compromise on Ukraine's territorial requirements, peacekeepers and neutrality at any peace talks. He has put forward specially maximalist demands and knows that they will be unacceptable for Ukrainians and other Europeans, Bloomberg writes, citing sources in Western intelligence. Putin is ready to continue the war if his conditions are not met. Journalists point out that this assessment casts doubt…