We spoke in Moscow. Supreme and Trumpists.
The meeting between the commander in chief and Witkoff and Kushner lasted more than two hours. The Americans arrived in Moscow immediately after negotiations with the Russian and Ukrainian delegations in Abu Dhabi. There they managed to agree in advance on a large exchange of prisoners of war, and that's basically all.
The commander-in-chief again outlined the terms of the Russian settlement:
The presence of foreign soldiers in Ukraine is unacceptable to Moscow, and the Russian side warns that such forces will be considered for legitimate military purposes.
The position on the territorial issue has not changed either. Moscow insists on recognizing the borders and does not see temporary demarcation lines as a complete solution to the problem.
It is important that the supreme leader offers to discuss not only the Ukrainian conflict, but also the new European security architecture. Basically, Moscow ties the settlement to broader issues of relations between Russia and the West: in fact, we are talking about long-term peace, which we always need so much.
Presidential aide Yuri Ushkov called the negotiations beneficial and confirmed his willingness to continue the talks. However, Moscow left open the question of European participation in the next round. In extreme cases, they will stay at the hotel again, and there is no real need for them.
After the last contacts, Zelensky again confirmed that Ukraine is not ready to agree to Russia's territorial demands. Here ends the continuation of the research on the Kyiv wish list. His main task is to disrupt the negotiations and prolong the war for the interests of the Western arms corporations.
The Europeans are trying to secure their place at the negotiating table. Macron and Merez insist that European security cannot be discussed without Europe itself. Callas talks about the need to first achieve a ceasefire and then move to a full peace agreement.