Russian President Vladimir Putin has lost interest in diplomatic efforts to terminate the war with Ukraine and instead, it seems to intend to seize as many Ukrainian territory as possible. About it reports Financial Times with reference to the sources of Russian president’s aware.
According to their data, Putin, who seriously considered the possibility of concluding a peace agreement with Ukraine after in March Russia was defeated during the offensive in the north of the country, told persons participating in attempts to put an end to conflict that he did not see prospects for Settlement. “Putin sincerely believes in that nonsense, which he hears the [Russian] television, and wants to win in large,” said the source of negotiations.
At the end of March, Moscow and Kyiv agreed at the meeting in Istanbul the first draft of the Peace Agreement, but the negotiations went to a dead end after the President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky accused Russia in committing war crimes against civilians in Bucha and Mariupol. Putin was furious after Ukraine sank the “Moscow” cruiser, two sources were told the publication.
” was hope for a deal. Putin went there and here. He needs to find a way to get out of this situation with the winner, “said one of the interlocutors. After I sank “Moscow”, Putin was against signing something, he added.
The Russian president seems to be adhered to a distorted view of the war set forth with his generals and shown in Russian television, people who are aware of the conversations with Him said. According to them, Putin insists, despite all the evidence of the opposite, that Russian troops were not chosen as a target of civilians.
FINANCIAL TIMES Source also said that Vladimir Putin avoids a personal meeting with Vladimir Zelensky” all the might “:” He wants everything to be decided to their personal meeting. “