How Trump can beat Putin at peace talks: a scenario from Foreign Policy

The US president-elect has made it clear that he is looking forward to a ceasefire.

Russia's record losses in Ukraine may indicate that Russian President Vladimir Putin hopes to start negotiations as soon as Donald Trump will officially become the president of the United States.

This opinion was expressed by the deputy director of the Russian programs of the Fund for the Defense of Democracies John Hardy and Mark Montgomery of the Cyberspace Solarium Commission 2.0 to Foreign Policy.

“For the most fair and long-lasting peace between Russia, it is necessary to put as much pressure on the Kremlin as possible. Because otherwise, Putin, feeling strong, will make such demands to Ukraine that will be close to capitulation – for example, it will not only be about the annexation of a considerable part of the Ukrainian territory, not only about giving up NATO, but also about limiting the size of the Ukrainian army,” the expert believes.

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