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Gee I wonder why they think that? Maybe because Putin is negotiating against his handpicked and groomed stooge? And people like Whitkoff who talk tough to the media but piss down their leg when Russia is in The room? How many times has Whitkoff come out of a meeting and said uh yeah we got Russia to agree to something! And five seconds later Russia is bombing Ukraine again.
https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/russia-thinks-outsmart-us-ukraine-peace-talks-european-130018270
LONDON -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has no desire to halt Russias almost 4-year-old invasion of neighboring Ukraine and thinks he can outsmart the United States during talks with Washington about how to end the war, a senior European intelligence official told The Associated Press.
Kaupo Rosin, the head of Estonias foreign intelligence service, said Moscow is playing for time in the talks with Washington and there is absolutely no discussion about how to really cooperate with the U.S. in a meaningful way.
Rosin, who spoke at an online briefing with reporters ahead of the publication of Estonias annual security report on Tuesday, said the findings were based on intelligence his country gathered from Russian internal discussions. He did not elaborate on how the information was obtained but said the discussions showed that Russian officials believe that Washington remains Moscow's main enemy.
The Estonian report says Russia is unlikely to attack NATO this year or next but that Moscow remains dangerous as it tries to build up its armed forces.
Hugin
(37,627 posts)Even for Pootie. Basically all they have to do is show up.
JustAnotherGen
(37,780 posts)It's a given.
CanonRay
(16,035 posts)But the Ukrainians have to sign off...and they are not stupid
