Journalists of the German publication Bild drew attention to Kremlin dictator Vladimir Putin's recent statements to propagandist Dmytry Kiselyov regarding his reluctance to negotiate with Ukraine.
What lies behind Putin's statements about the war in Ukraine
In an interview with Kiselyov, the Kremlin dictator cynically stated, "To hold talks now just because they are running out of ammunition is kind of pointless on our part."
The publication's analyst, Philip Pyatov, notes that this sentence demonstrates that Putin seeks to use every military weakness to continue his aggression and implement his criminal plans.
This exposes the dictator's thinking and the naivety of those politicians who believe in peace negotiations with the Russian Federation, Pyatov notes.
He emphasised that the Ukrainian military is currently in a problematic situation in several front areas.
The analyst noted that this is due to the lack of ammunition and weapons.
Why the West should not believe the Kremlin's statements about negotiations with Ukraine
Given this, Pyatov notes, some Western politicians are counting on the Kremlin to take advantage of the situation for negotiations.
But the Russian dictator follows a completely different logic. By "talks" Putin actually means nothing more than the capitulation of Ukraine, the analyst explains.
Paul Ronzheimer, deputy editor-in-chief of the publication, agrees with this assessment.
This is a response to all those who continue to demand that Ukraine and the West take steps to make negotiations possible. Despite the failures of 2022, when his troops failed to take Kyiv and he lost territory in the east and south, Putin's goal has NEVER changed: Putin wants to destroy Ukraine with even more troops and a military economy, to deprive it of existence, to erase its culture. As for the West, if we can't do more, sooner or later Putin will achieve this goal. Now time is playing in his favor, - emphasises the journalist.
