US President-elect Trump Faces Challenge in Resolving Ukraine Conflict
Russian leader Vladimir Putin is not interested in ending the war against Ukraine. He wants to completely destroy Ukrainian statehood, says Yuliya Kazdobina, a senior fellow at the “Ukrainian Prism” Foreign Policy Council.
Many expect US President-elect Donald Trump to try and end the war once he takes office in January 2024. However, it’s unclear how Trump will push Moscow to peace negotiations with Ukraine. Some sources suggest that Trump may want to end the war at the expense of Ukraine’s territorial integrity. This approach has raised concerns among allies about US support for Ukraine.
Putin Has Been Trying to Erase Ukraine Since 2013
For over a decade, Putin has publicly questioned the Ukrainian nation’s right to exist. He claims that Ukraine is an artificial state and calls those who oppose this concept anti-Russian forces or Nazis. The expert says that at the start of the war in 2022, Putin claimed to be protecting Russian-speaking Ukrainians, but since then, he has killed tens of thousands of them.
US President-elect Trump’s Deal-Making Skills May Not Work on Putin
Kazdobina believes that Putin does not view NATO as a threat to Russia’s security. He used the issue of Ukraine joining NATO as a smokescreen for his imperial ambitions in Ukraine. The expert says that any talk of a compromise settlement is delusional until Putin recognizes Ukraine’s right to exist.
US Secretary General Mark Rutte agrees, saying that Putin is not interested in peace and wants to take more territory in Ukraine. He emphasizes the need to continue supporting Ukraine with weapons.
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