Russian President Vladimir Putin stays unwilling to compromise in peace talks, complicating U.S. President Donald Trump's efforts to safe a settlement, Bloomberg reported on March 10, citing undisclosed Western safety officers.
Putin has intentionally set "maximalist" calls for on territory, peacekeepers, and Ukraine's neutrality, figuring out they’ll doubtless be unacceptable to Kyiv and European nations, the outlet wrote.
In June 2024, Putin insisted Ukraine should withdraw from the 4 partially occupied areas — Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhia — as a precondition for negotiations.
Regardless of Trump's declare on Feb. 24 that Putin would enable European peacekeepers in Ukraine as a part of a deal, Russian International Minister Sergey Lavrov has rejected the thought.
Putin, based on Western officers, is ready to proceed the battle if his situations will not be met, elevating doubts about his seriousness concerning a settlement.
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov dismissed the claims in a remark for Bloomberg, insisting that Russia stays open to diplomatic negotiations.
"Russia is open for peace efforts and prefers to succeed in our objectives by way of peaceable and diplomatic means," he informed Bloomberg.
Trump has repeatedly promised a swift finish to the battle, however efforts towards a deal had been derailed after his Feb. 28 confrontation with President Volodymyr Zelensky within the White Home.
Following the assembly, Trump halted U.S. army assist and intelligence sharing with Ukraine to stress Kyiv into negotiations.
Ukrainian and U.S. delegations are assembly in Jeddah on March 11 for key discussions that would form Washington's future help for Kyiv.
Ukrainian officers are reportedly anticipated to push for the resumption of U.S. army assist and intelligence sharing whereas proposing a ceasefire within the air and at sea as a possible first step towards a peace settlement.
The Kyiv IndependentTim Zadorozhnyy
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