A former U.S. ambassador to Russia said Putin is waiting out the 2024 presidential election before deciding on a potential peace deal with Ukraine.
could reach an end to the war. Instead, McFaul said, political pundits who want fighting to cease should focus on ways to"compel" Putin to negotiate.
Then-President Donald Trump, left, chats with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Danang, Vietnam, on November 11, 2017. According to a former U.S. ambassador to Russia, Putin is waiting to see if Trump gets reelected in 2024 before delving into peace talks with Ukraine.
"Obviously, Putin is waiting for the outcome of the U.S. 2024 presidential election," he continued."If [former President Donald] Trump is reelected, Putin has reason to believe that he could strike a much better deal on Ukraine. So why would he enter negotiations now?" Trump, who has held a steady lead over his other 2024 GOP rivals ahead of the Republican primary election, has said that he would end the Russia-Ukraine war"in 24 hours" if reelected to office, although military analysts haveThe former president also seemed to at one point hold a more favorable view toward Putin in the Eastern European conflict, calling the Russian leader a"genius" shortly after Moscow launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022.
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