Kuchma believes it is unrealistic that Putin will agree to peace talks on Ukraine

Kuchma believes it is unrealistic that Putin will agree to peace talks on Ukraine

Kyiv  •  UNN

December 11 2023, 12:37 PM • 108222 views

Former Ukrainian President Kuchma expresses skepticism about Putin's agreement to peace talks on Ukraine, explaining that the Russian leader is unable to admit defeat to his people.

Former President Leonid Kuchma, former President of Ukraine, is convinced that Russian dictator Vladimir Putin will not agree to peace talks and will continue to fight to the to the end. He said this in an interview with He said this in an interview with The Guardian, according to UNN.

Putin cannot sign a document stating that he did not get what he wanted. He will have to explain this to the Russian people. He is the leader of Russia,

- Kuchma said.

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He emphasized that the United States would "lose face in front of the the world" if it withdraws its support for Ukraine. And Putin's invasion was facilitated by mistakes of the West, which reacted poorly to other signs of Moscow's "revisionist ambitions" of Moscow.

According to Kuchma, they appeared in 2003, when Putin claimed the rights to Tuzla Island in the Black Sea. This was followed by the invasion of Georgia.

It was extremely unpleasant that the world did not react. It was quiet. Putin realized that he could do anything, because there was no principled response,

- Kuchma said.

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