Russia Engaging in 'Performative Negotiations' Amid Strikes on Ukraine, Says Stent скачать в хорошем качестве

Russia Engaging in 'Performative Negotiations' Amid Strikes on Ukraine, Says Stent

Angela Stent, senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, said a ceasefire in Ukraine is not in sight because Russia is engaging in "performative negotiations" and hasn't retreated from its maximalist position or stopped its military offensive. Stent said that although talks remain ongoing, the odds are high Russia and Ukraine will be having similar talks as the war marks its fifth anniversary a year from now. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he and US President Donald Trump discussed preparations for a meeting between negotiators from their countries planned for Thursday in Geneva, as well as further peace talks involving Russia. The conversation on Wednesday, which lasted 30 minutes, came a day after Ukraine marked four years since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion. Another round of US-led trilateral talks may take place around March 4-5, according to a person familiar with the matter who spoke on condition of anonymity.  “We discussed the issues that our representatives will address tomorrow in Geneva during the bilateral meeting, as well as preparations for the next meeting of the full negotiating teams in a trilateral format at the very beginning of March,” Zelenskiy posted Wednesday on X. “We expect this meeting to create an opportunity to move talks to the leaders’ level.” Zelenskiy added that “Trump supports this sequence of steps” and that the process “is the only way to resolve all the complex and sensitive issues and finally end the war.” While Trump returned to the White House last year pledging to bring a swift end to Europe’s worst conflict since World War II, more than a year of US-led diplomacy is floundering on the question of Russian demands for territory in eastern Ukraine and the issue of control of Europe’s largest nuclear power plant.  -------- Watch Bloomberg Radio LIVE on YouTube Weekdays 7am-6pm ET WATCH HERE: http://bit.ly/3vTiACF Follow us on X:   / bloombergradio   Subscribe to our Podcasts: Bloomberg Daybreak: http://bit.ly/3DWYoAN Bloomberg Surveillance: http://bit.ly/3OPtReI Bloomberg Intelligence: http://bit.ly/3YrBfOi Balance of Power: http://bit.ly/3OO8eLC Bloomberg Businessweek: http://bit.ly/3IPl60i Listen on Apple CarPlay and Android Auto with the Bloomberg Business app: Apple CarPlay: https://apple.co/486mghI Android Auto: https://bit.ly/49benZy Visit our YouTube channels: Bloomberg Podcasts:    / bloombergpodcasts   Bloomberg Television:    / @markets   Bloomberg Originals:    / bloomberg   Quicktake:    / @bloombergquicktake