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jfman · 14-03-2025, 20:02

Ultimately - leaving aside whether Russia have any intention of signing - the optics of Trump pushing Ukraine and Russia to the table and an immediate deal is likely difficult for Putin. Whether he gets anything else from Trump or not is likely irrelevant so long as he can indicate he has.

Appreciate that’s of no concern to the “every inch plus Crimea” brigade of Ukrainiacs but any settlement was always likely to be one that Putin can sell at home as a success for the “special military operation”.

At this point it’s possible Putin would prefer to push the Ukrainian incursion out of Russia to remove it from the negotiations.

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jfman Architect of Ideas Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 11,146	Re: Russia has invaded Ukraine Ultimately - leaving aside whether Russia have any intention of signing - the optics of Trump pushing Ukraine and Russia to the table and an immediate deal is likely difficult for Putin. Whether he gets anything else from Trump or not is likely irrelevant so long as he can indicate he has. Appreciate that’s of no concern to the “every inch plus Crimea” brigade of Ukrainiacs but any settlement was always likely to be one that Putin can sell at home as a success for the “special military operation”. At this point it’s possible Putin would prefer to push the Ukrainian incursion out of Russia to remove it from the negotiations.