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The Americans will be strung along with talk about a potential reassessment of Moscow’s relationship with Beijing,
Ukraine, territorial recognition, ‘demilitarization,’ ‘denazification’ — including elections that bring pro-Russian figures to power — and lifting sanctions. That’s the minimum that Putin would like to have,
said former Russian diplomat Boris Bondarev, who resigned from Russia’s diplomatic mission to the UN in Geneva in protest against the invasion It’s clear that our American partners are eager to wrap up the Ukraine war — and quickly. Trump, in particular, is motivated,
a retired Russian diplomat said I remember how that meeting was prepared — it took months of intense work at different levels, including missions and exchanges of position papers. Trump wants to move much faster and, at this stage, seems unconcerned with the details,
I’ve waited so long for this! Finally. What a wonderful gift for my upcoming anniversary,
one Russian government official told The Moscow Times, adding Whether this approach will hold when we reach substantive discussions remains unclear. There are multiple possible outcomes — including ones that are less favorable for us,
President Putin has been repeating his words about his readiness for peace talks from the very beginning,
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters
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