Witkoff And Kushner’s Visit To Kyiv Should Show The US That Russia Isn’t Interested In Peace — Kallas

US presidential special representatives Witkoff and Kushner's visit to Kyiv should demonstrate to the US that Russia has no interest in peace, according to EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas. Kallas made this observation during a visit to Lithuania, as reported by UATV English, which cited LRT. She pointed out that while Russian forces halted shelling of the Ukrainian capital during the negotiators' stay in Kyiv, Moscow continued to strike other Ukrainian cities.

Kallas expressed her hope that Witkoff and Kushner witnessed the ground reality and grasped the fact that Russia is not willing to make the necessary concessions. She emphasized that Russia is not genuinely interested in peace and, instead, resorts to bombing civilians from the air once they lose the initiative on the battlefield.

Kallas further asserted that Russia has not made a single concession it could have, making it impossible to move forward with talks that are more equitable, as the pressure continues to fall solely on the Ukrainian side. This side is, in fact, the victim, as Russia initiated the war and caused the damages. Earlier, the Institute for the Study of War highlighted that Putin's exaggerated perceptions of his army's success, along with misleading military information, are leading him to engage in military fantasies that do not align with the actual situation on the ground.

At the current advance pace, Russian forces would only capture the remaining 19% of Donetsk region by October 2032.