Experts: Putin's Talks Offer Is a Trap to Buy Time and Win the War

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Experts say the Kremlin's renewed offer to resume Ukraine peace talks is a strategy to exploit President Trump for economic concessions, not to end the war. The goal is to buy time to win on the battlefield. The US Institute for the Study of War (ISW) assesses Moscow seeks sanctions relief to fund its invasion, as Russia controls only 19% of Ukrainian territory and faces recent losses. Russian sources reportedly doubt the talks will lead to a quick peace. Negotiations between Russian and Ukrainian negotiators, mediated by the US, are scheduled for the first half of November in the United Arab Emirates. The Kremlin has not yet decided on its delegation.


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