Ukraine-Russia Peace Talks Could Resume in September, Budanov Says
the Kremlin has little appetite for compromise. On July 22, Bloomberg, citing people close to the Kremlin, reported that Russian President Vladimir Putin has no plans to resume talks with Ukraine until Russian forces seize the rest of the Donbas. The sources also said Moscow intends to keep occupied parts of the Sumy and Kharkiv regions, turning them into a buffer zone. Putin has already publicly…
Ukrainian officials believe diplomatic talks between Ukraine and Russia may resume in September, according to Vyacheslav Budanov, a Kremlin critic. The Kremlin shows little willingness to compromise in negotiations. Russian President Vladimir Putin has not indicated any intention to restart discussions with Ukraine until Russian forces have captured the entire Donbas region.
Moscow also plans to maintain control over parts of Sumy and Kharkiv, transforming them into a buffer zone. Putin has outright rejected suggestions for a limited de-escalation. On June 28, he stated that Russia had declined an offer to cease long-range missile attacks and restrict combat operations to the territories already occupied by Ukraine in Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhia, contending that such a deal would enable Ukraine to relocate troops to other battlefronts.
Earlier this week, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov in Manila. He later stated that a significant breakthrough would necessitate "new ideas" following the failure of past proposals to make progress. Despite Russia's persistent insistence on its demanding stance, Ukrainian diplomats hold cautious optimism about the potential for resumed dialogue in September.
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