Will the United States Halt Peace Talks Between Russia and Ukraine?
Jose Nino
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In his highly publicized interview with right-wing journalist Tucker Carlson, Russian President Vladimir Putin revealed that Russia has never rejected the idea of reaching a peace agreement to end the conflict in Ukraine.
He informed Carlson that Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky “issued a decree prohibiting negotiations with us [Russia],” which was likely the product of Western pressure on Ukraine.
Let him cancel that decree. And that’s it. We have never refused negotiations indeed. We hear all the time, is Russia ready? Yes. We have not refused. It was them who publicly refused. Well, let him cancel his decree and enter into negotiations. We have never refused,” Putin stated.
At the end of the day, the West is not interested in negotiations to end this conflict. Since Russia launched its military invasion on February 24, 2022, the West has waged a proxy war against Russia in Ukraine. Instead of trying to promote peace talks, the US and its NATO allies have been arming Ukraine to the hilt in an attempt to drag Russia into a geopolitical quagmire. The goal here is to fight Russia to the last Ukrainian.
That said, this geopolitical scheme has failed colossally due to Russia being a far larger and more combat experienced actor than Ukraine.
The longer this conflict goes on, the more likely Ukraine will cease to exist as a coherent nation. Only a negotiated settlement will bring peace in this war-torn region.
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