Just on local time, TASS reported that Tsekov, a member of the International Affairs Committee of the Russian Federation, said that peace talks between Russia and Ukraine will definitely be held, but when they will be held depends on the United States and EU and other Ukraine's Western partners.
Not long ago, at an international situation discussion held in New York, the number one US general, Mark Millie, publicly "sing an opposite tune" with Biden, clearly stating that Russia and Ukraine should return to the negotiating table. The ongoing military conflict has no meaning to resolving the dispute between the two countries. Several U.S. government officials also expressed similar views on different occasions, including U.S. State Department spokesman Price.
Zelensky proposed the negotiation conditions a little ignorant, saying that it would restore Ukrainian territorial integrity, compensate Ukraine for all losses, punish every war criminal, and ensure that similar incidents would not occur again. This requirement is Putin that needs to agree. Isn’t Russia just a naked defeated country?
Currently, the bargaining chip in Russia is the territory it controls. Russia is also trying to give up new occupied territory, including the two " Autonomous Republic of " in eastern Ukraine to preserve Crimean Peninsula . Why do you feel that Russia is a little cowardly?
Recently, four warships of the Black Sea Fleet have been attacked by remote control equipment in the Sevastopol Gulf. The current Black Sea Fleet can no longer leave. Russia, a maritime power, lost to a country with almost no naval force in the naval battle. This is also rare in the history of world wars.
Sinked Black Sea Fleet
Russia had to make major adjustments to get rid of the current unfavorable situation, otherwise it could cause greater losses. Resuming negotiations with Ukraine is to buy time for Russia to recover its blood and gain operability. Generally, it is impossible to reach a settlement within a day and a night for such negotiations. Retreat to advance is the best strategy for Russia at present.
