Putin's ISW interview: He's trying to hide his reluctance to the negotiating department.
Vladimir Putin gave a clear signal to the society, including the Russian elite, that the end of the war in Ukraine would not rapidly come. At least that's what ISW analysts think, who looked into his last conversation with a Kremlovian journalist. The Russian leader referred to it as a decree 2 years ago, which, according to him, prevented "serious" peace talks with Kiev.
In an interview with Kremlovian writer Paul Zarubin, the Russian president said that he was “ready to negociate on Ukraine”. The politician pointed out that the Ukrainian decree, which "is a major obstacle to peace negotiations", would most likely not shortly scope negotiations.
The east leader was referring to a decree signed by the Ukrainian president in September 2022. The decree stated that it could not negociate with Vladimir Putin. His acceptance was a direct reaction to the illegal Russian annexation of regions in the east and south of Ukraine. Additionally, the paper was passed after months of negotiations during which Russia demanded total surrender of Ukraine
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In the latest interview, Putin stated that the decree prevented the talk of "any serious" and is simply a confirmation that Ukraine does not want peace talks. In addition, he considered that any peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine before the Kiev repeal of the 2022 decree would be "illegal‘.
War in Ukraine. ISW rated Putin's interview. "Słomian ladle" and sowing discord
Analysts from Institute for War Studies stated that Putin’s strong appeal to the decree ‘means another effort to divert attention from his reluctance to engage in peace negotiations’. "Putin continues to signal both its national and global audience that He's not curious in the room. without fulfilling his full demands," he wrote ISW In the latest report.
"Putin is most likely utilizing his interview with Zarubin on Russian state tv to signal to Russian society that Russia will most likely not participate in peace negotiations in the close future and that the war will most likely not end soon," the analysts added.
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According to them, it was besides expected to be a clear signal for Russian elitewho is increasingly pushing for the end of the war in Ukraine. The interview was expected to silence all questions about the date of the end of the conflict and indicate that the area would not be reached soon.
"Putin tries to usage the Decree of 2022 as a straw ladle to hide his real deficiency of interest in negotiation and sow discord between Ukraine and its western allies“ – concluded.
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