Under putin's current demands, no negotiations will lead to lasting peace in Ukraine - ISW
According to analysts at the Institute for the Study of War (ISW), despite the Kremlin's "readiness" to negotiate with Western leaders, no negotiations can guarantee lasting peace with the demands of russian ruler vladimir putin.
This is stated in the next issue of an analytical report from ISW experts.
The Kremlin confirmed that it is ready to negotiate with the newly elected US President Donald Trump without any "preconditions", but noted that its negotiating position remains unchanged.
On January 10, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov reacted to Trump's statement about organizing a meeting with russian ruler vladimir putin and stated that putin is open to contacts with international leaders and that "no conditions are needed for this."
Peskov, however, reiterated that the Kremlin maintains its “repeatedly stated” position on Ukraine, which putin clearly defined in June 2024 and reiterated during his “Direct Line” on December 19.
In June 2024, putin demanded that Ukraine replace President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his government under the guise of “denazification,” demilitarization, and the transfer to russia of significant territories in eastern and southern Ukraine, including those regions of Ukraine that russia does not currently occupy - all of which effectively amounts to Ukraine’s complete surrender.
“No negotiations will lead to a full and lasting peace as long as putin remains a supporter of these demands, despite the Kremlin’s “readiness” to negotiate with Western leaders,” researchers from the Institute for the Study of War stated.
Key ISW findings for January 10:
- On the night of January 9-10, Ukrainian forces struck a russian ammunition and drone depot in the Rostov Oblast.
- The Kremlin confirmed that it was ready to hold talks with US President-elect Donald Trump without any “preconditions”, but noted that its negotiating position remained unchanged.
- The US, UK and Japan announced new sanctions against russia on January 10.
- The EU transferred EUR 3 billion (about USD 3.07 billion) to Ukraine, the first tranche of EU funding from the proceeds of frozen russian assets.
- Russian forces advanced in the Kursk Oblast and near Kupyansk, Chasiv Yar, Toretsk, Pokrovsk and Kurakhove.
- The BBC russian Service reported on January 10 that a joint investigation conducted with the russian publication Mediazona using open-source data confirmed that at least 88,055 russian soldiers have been killed in Ukraine since February 2022.