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The Russian-Ukrainian conflict has entered December. I don’t know how many times reversals have occurred. Recently, US President Biden rarely mentioned the Russian-Ukrainian negotiations and put forward conditions on this. So how will Russia respond?
(Biden and Macron)
According to the Global Network on December 3, Biden recently mentioned the possibility of negotiations between Russia and Ukraine when he met Macron. He claimed that if Putin and want to end the conflict, he would be willing to "sit down and talk." Biden then mentioned the conditions - Russia withdraws troops from Ukraine.
Russia rejected this condition proposed by the United States without thinking. Putin's press secretary Peskov directly expressed his exemption from talking when commenting on the matter, and he said that the Russian military's operations continued. Peskov pointed out that the conditions proposed by Biden are "unacceptable" and Russia will not agree.
(Peskov)
US Secretary of State Blinken recently claimed that "if Russia wants, Russia and Ukraine can talk", but Blinken also brought the ball to Zelensky , claiming that "Zelensky has put forward the conditions, and everything depends on Putin."
From this we can also see why Russia does not agree with the West’s negotiation requirements, because the West is not so much about negotiating, but rather requires Russia to “submit”. The various actions of the United States and the West determine that Russia will not make concessions easily.
(Putin and Biden also talked about)
First, the conflict between Russia and Ukraine is still continuing, Russia has to launch a military operation and bear a huge price. At this time, Russia's early efforts will be meaningless. Russia knows that goals that cannot be achieved on the battlefield cannot be obtained at the negotiating table, so it is definitely impossible to withdraw troops.
Second, the West does not really want to cool down. The United States is still aiding Ukraine in military aid, and EU has also participated in the training of Ukrainian soldiers. The United States and NATO continuously sent Ukrainian people to the battlefield, but asked Russia to withdraw its troops. This situation was abnormal.
Third, the sanctions and suppression of Russia by the United States and Europe have always been there, and will continue to be like this in the future. Russia is actually the one who was beaten for no reason. If the United States and the West do not stop suppressing Russia, then even if Russia has a talk, it will be meaningless. Showing weakness will only lead to the other party's gains.
(Russia and Ukraine had negotiated before, but it ended ineffective)
In fact, Peskov also mentioned that Putin is open to negotiations if Russia's interests can be protected. Obviously, Russia is not not talking, but negotiations should reflect Russia's interests. If Russia's interests are not guaranteed, then this so-called negotiation is meaningless.
In addition, the United States and Western countries have been hyping up for negotiations recently. This kind of smoke bomb that lacks sincerity is actually a delaying strategy. Because of the arrival of winter, the West's energy crisis has intensified and economic problems have become more prominent, which has affected the West's assistance to Ukraine. At the same time, winter is not good for Ukraine, and the West is worried about repeating the situation of "winter is Russia's ally" - Russia may take advantage of the opportunity of winter to launch a full-scale attack on the Ukrainian army.
(Kiev has entered winter)
Before Russia and Ukraine negotiated, Ukraine delayed time. In the end, Kiev turned against each other and the negotiations were left in vain. After learning from one mistake, Russia has learned from the lesson last time, and this time it will definitely not be so easy to be fooled.
If Russia and Ukraine really want to achieve a ceasefire in negotiations, it actually depends on the performance of the United States. Kiev is now completely obeying the West. Only when the United States agrees to the Ukrainian negotiations can the negotiations be restarted.
(The United States is still constantly aiding Ukraine)
But at present, the United States does not have such a plan, and the United States is still making progress and fanning the flames. Under such circumstances, Russia must have flatly rejected the United States' "negotiation conditions".