Putin is not ready to end the war in exchange for Trump's proposals, says DW columnist Konstantin Eggert Donald Trump's administration continues to persuade the master of the Kremlin to end the war against Ukraine, offering in return to return American energy giants to the Russian market - such as ExxonMobil. Putin is ready to restore economic ties with the United States, but without any preconditions, and has no intention of stopping aggression against Ukraine, writes Special Representative Steve Witkoff. He also discussed with Moscow the possibility of renewing the supply of oil to Europe through the Druzhba oil pipeline, without asking the opinion of European leaders. "Vitkoff's ideas seem especially enticing given the gradually but steadily increasing negative trends in the Russian economy. In addition, the return of American businesses to Russia will undoubtedly cause a chain reaction in Europe. Basically, this is a strong blow to the regime of international sanctions against Russia," emphasizes Eggert. In meetings with Putin in September and October, Witkoff proposed renewed cooperation with the United States in the production and sale of titanium, a key material for aircraft production. According to the "Financial Times", there is also talk of resuming transcontinental flights by American airlines in the airspace. However, "Putin believes that the restoration of Russian-American business ties can be carried out simultaneously and regardless of the course of the war," the DW columnist emphasizes. This is exactly what Putin himself recently said again in a telephone conversation with Finnish President Alexander Staab and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gare Stora: a prerequisite for any negotiation is the transfer of all Donbas territories to Moscow's control. The tripartite meeting of the Russian Federation-USA-Ukraine is also delayed at the Kremlin's request. Details are in the DW material.

Putin is not ready to end the war in exchange for Trump's proposals, says DW columnist Konstantin Eggert Donald Trump's administration continues to persuade the master of the Kremlin to end the war against Ukraine, offering in return to return American energy giants to the Russian market - such as ExxonMobil. Putin is ready to restore economic ties with the United States, but without any preconditions, and has no intention of stopping aggression against Ukraine, writes Special Representative Steve Witkoff. He also discussed with Moscow the possibility of renewing the supply of oil to Europe through the Druzhba oil pipeline, without asking the opinion of European leaders. "Vitkoff's ideas seem especially enticing given the gradually but steadily increasing negative trends in the Russian economy. In addition, the return of American businesses to Russia will undoubtedly cause a chain reaction in Europe. Basically, this is a strong blow to the regime of international sanctions against Russia," emphasizes Eggert. In meetings with Putin in September and October, Witkoff proposed renewed cooperation with the United States in the production and sale of titanium, a key material for aircraft production. According to the "Financial Times", there is also talk of resuming transcontinental flights by American airlines in the airspace. However, "Putin believes that the restoration of Russian-American business ties can be carried out simultaneously and regardless of the course of the war," the DW columnist emphasizes. This is exactly what Putin himself recently said again in a telephone conversation with Finnish President Alexander Staab and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gare Stora: a prerequisite for any negotiation is the transfer of all Donbas territories to Moscow's control. The tripartite meeting of the Russian Federation-USA-Ukraine is also delayed at the Kremlin's request. Details are in the DW material.