INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
spoke on condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the issue.Despite United States -Russia talks on a negotiated peace in Ukraine and
Ukrainian state under Russian influence, effectively turning the country into a Belarus-like satellite
political and military independence.But even this limited plan will be difficult to achieve, sources agreed
Russian forces have yet to establish full control over the occupied regions, and Zelensky is unlikely to agree to cede territory voluntarily
Moscow is now focusing on a third option: discrediting Zelensky in the eyes of Trump so that Washington will pressure Kyiv to hold
agree to any territorial concessions
previously referred to the Ukrainian parliament speaker as a legitimate counterpart in contrast to Zelensky, he now calls the entire
government in Kyiv illegitimate.For his part, Zelensky has said he would step down if it meant that Ukraine would be admitted to
One of our key goals is that Zelensky must no longer be in charge of Ukraine
also working to justify its position to the United States As The Moscow Times previously reported, the Russian Foreign Ministry has sought
to blame Kyiv for violating a proposed 30-day partial ceasefire.In doing so, Moscow hopes to convince Washington that Zelensky has lost
warned.According to a Russian diplomat, Putin will refuse to make any concessions in peace negotiations as long as Zelensky remains in
least a symbolic gesture to maintain his interest
And then Biden will seem like a kind Santa Claus compared to an enraged Trump
