Negotiations
Intelligence Sources in the West: Putin Uninterested in Peace – Believes He Can Take Full Control
Intelligence data indicates that Vladimir Putin has not given up hope of taking full control of all of Ukraine, Western intelligence sources tell NBC News.
– Right now we have zero intelligence that Putin is interested in a real peace agreement, says one of the sources.
Sources in the West believe that the Russian president may agree to a peace agreement but that Putin's ambition is to rebuild the Russian military. He is said to be considering several scenarios and believes that he can eventually take control of the entire neighboring country.
The data comes on the same day that delegations from the United States and Russia met in Saudi Arabia.
Top advisers see the meeting as “a forum for ultimatums”
The Russian-American meeting in Saudi Arabia is a forum for the Kremlin’s ultimatum, believes President Zelensky’s adviser Mykhailo Podoljak, according to The Guardian.
Podoljak writes on X that Russia attacked Ukrainian cities with 176 drones on Monday night, and shortly after Tuesday’s talks in Saudi Arabia ended, air raid sirens sounded again in the capital Kyiv. That Russia talks about peace while killing Ukrainians is absurd, the adviser says.
“Is this Russia’s obvious and demonstrative ‘negotiating position?’”, he writes.
Sources: Russia wants to force new elections in Ukraine
Russia may try to force Ukraine to hold new elections as part of the peace agreement, several diplomatic sources tell Fox News. According to the sources, both the US and Russia believe that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyj would have little chance of winning such an election.
– Putin assesses the chance of choosing a puppet leader as quite high and is also convinced that any candidate other than the current Ukrainian president would be more flexible and ready for negotiations and concessions, says one of the sources.
Zelenskyj has repeatedly said that Ukraine will never accept peace terms negotiated without Ukraine. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says after today's meeting with Russia that the only condition for the war in Ukraine to end is that an agreement is reached that all parties support.
– To end any conflict, all sides must make concessions, Rubio says after the meeting with Russia, according to The Guardian.
Intelligence Sources in the West: Putin Uninterested in Peace – Believes He Can Take Full Control
Intelligence data indicates that Vladimir Putin has not given up hope of taking full control of all of Ukraine, Western intelligence sources tell NBC News.
– Right now we have zero intelligence that Putin is interested in a real peace agreement, says one of the sources.
Sources in the West believe that the Russian president may agree to a peace agreement but that Putin's ambition is to rebuild the Russian military. He is said to be considering several scenarios and believes that he can eventually take control of the entire neighboring country.
The data comes on the same day that delegations from the United States and Russia met in Saudi Arabia.
Top advisers see the meeting as “a forum for ultimatums”
The Russian-American meeting in Saudi Arabia is a forum for the Kremlin’s ultimatum, believes President Zelensky’s adviser Mykhailo Podoljak, according to The Guardian.
Podoljak writes on X that Russia attacked Ukrainian cities with 176 drones on Monday night, and shortly after Tuesday’s talks in Saudi Arabia ended, air raid sirens sounded again in the capital Kyiv. That Russia talks about peace while killing Ukrainians is absurd, the adviser says.
“Is this Russia’s obvious and demonstrative ‘negotiating position?’”, he writes.
Sources: Russia wants to force new elections in Ukraine
Russia may try to force Ukraine to hold new elections as part of the peace agreement, several diplomatic sources tell Fox News. According to the sources, both the US and Russia believe that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyj would have little chance of winning such an election.
– Putin assesses the chance of choosing a puppet leader as quite high and is also convinced that any candidate other than the current Ukrainian president would be more flexible and ready for negotiations and concessions, says one of the sources.
Zelenskyj has repeatedly said that Ukraine will never accept peace terms negotiated without Ukraine. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says after today's meeting with Russia that the only condition for the war in Ukraine to end is that an agreement is reached that all parties support.
– To end any conflict, all sides must make concessions, Rubio says after the meeting with Russia, according to The Guardian.
Voices on the Ukraine War
Analysis: Trump Has Not Forgotten Zelensky's Refusal
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is not known for any major emotional displays, and his statement that today's Russian-American talks in Saudi Arabia "were not a failure" can be interpreted as the Kremlin being quite pleased. Sky News' Ivor Bennett writes in an analysis.
Bennett writes that Russia is likely to be pleased with Washington's talk of geopolitical cooperation and that the situation is the opposite for Ukraine.
"Normally, negotiations are about give and take, but right now Ukraine undoubtedly feels that it is the US that gives and Russia that only takes."
CNN's Stephen Collinson writes that Donald Trump has shown few signs of putting Ukraine's interests first, and that Putin already seems to have achieved several goals before the presidents even met. Collinson points out that Russia is no longer an outcast and that the Trump administration has ruled out Ukrainian membership in NATO.
GP's Britt-Marie Mattsson does not believe that Trump has forgotten how Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyj did not meet him in 2019, when he demanded information about Hunter Biden's mission in the Ukrainian energy company Burisma. She sees this as a possible explanation for why Ukraine was not invited to the talks.
"Trump has made no secret of his intention to go after everyone he perceives has opposed him."
Analysis: Trump Has Not Forgotten Zelensky's Refusal
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is not known for any major emotional displays, and his statement that today's Russian-American talks in Saudi Arabia "were not a failure" can be interpreted as the Kremlin being quite pleased. Sky News' Ivor Bennett writes in an analysis.
Bennett writes that Russia is likely to be pleased with Washington's talk of geopolitical cooperation and that the situation is the opposite for Ukraine.
"Normally, negotiations are about give and take, but right now Ukraine undoubtedly feels that it is the US that gives and Russia that only takes."
CNN's Stephen Collinson writes that Donald Trump has shown few signs of putting Ukraine's interests first, and that Putin already seems to have achieved several goals before the presidents even met. Collinson points out that Russia is no longer an outcast and that the Trump administration has ruled out Ukrainian membership in NATO.
GP's Britt-Marie Mattsson does not believe that Trump has forgotten how Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyj did not meet him in 2019, when he demanded information about Hunter Biden's mission in the Ukrainian energy company Burisma. She sees this as a possible explanation for why Ukraine was not invited to the talks.
"Trump has made no secret of his intention to go after everyone he perceives has opposed him."
The world's response
New European meeting on Ukraine - Sweden invited
France has invited a new meeting on Ukraine and the European security situation, according to sources to Reuters.
The meeting will be held tomorrow and several of those who did not participate in Monday's crisis meeting in Paris will now be invited. Sweden is said to be one of the countries.
In total, ten European countries and NATO country Canada are involved, according to two diplomatic sources.
New European meeting on Ukraine - Sweden invited
France has invited a new meeting on Ukraine and the European security situation, according to sources to Reuters.
The meeting will be held tomorrow and several of those who did not participate in Monday's crisis meeting in Paris will now be invited. Sweden is said to be one of the countries.
In total, ten European countries and NATO country Canada are involved, according to two diplomatic sources.
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