Putin remains firm on demands to isolate Ukraine, weaken NATO
Vladimir Putin will not change his demands regarding the isolation of Ukraine and does not intend to let this matter go during any potential negotiations to end the war, according to the American Institute for the Study of War.
Putin's goals remain the same: to keep Kyiv out of NATO and to force the Alliance to refrain from deploying troops in Eastern Europe to ensure "no threats to Russia," reports ISW. Analysts from the Washington-based think tank agree with the information reported by the "Financial Times" on Saturday.
The Institute for the Study of War also reminds us that Putin's ultimatums are strikingly similar to those he directed at the United States in December 2021 before the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
Putin will not yield
"Putin's December 2021 demands notably extend beyond Ukraine and aim to roll NATO back. Kremlin Spokesperson Dmitry Peskov reiterated on January 10 that the Kremlin is ready to hold talks with Trump without any 'preconditions,'" reads the report.
"ISW continues to assess that no negotiations will result in a meaningful or sustainable peace as long as Putin remains committed to his pre-war demands for full Ukrainian capitulation and the weakening of NATO," indicate American analysts.
