Putin claims Ukraine war may end if Western support falters
Vladimir Putin stated that the conflict in Ukraine would conclude within two months. According to him, this would be conditional on the absence of military backing from the West. The President of Russia claimed that if Ukraine had withdrawn troops from the Donetsk and Luhansk regions, the war would not have occurred.
Many reports delivered by the Russian media and government representatives are likely to be untrue. Such accounts may be part of an information warfare strategy by the Russian Federation.
Vladimir Putin, the leader of Russia, expressed confidence in an interview on Russian state television that the war in Ukraine could end within two months. This is contingent on the cessation of military aid to Kyiv from its Western allies. Putin emphasised that Ukraine would not survive without financial support and ammunition.
In making these comments, the Russian president reacted to U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to suspend foreign aid programmes for 90 days. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the freezing of almost all foreign aid programmes. Nevertheless, the President of Ukraine assured that military aid from the USA had not been discontinued.
Putin declared readiness to negotiate the end of the conflict but emphasised the lack of willingness from Kyiv to engage in talks without the involvement of Volodymyr Zelensky. The Russian leader maintains that the President of Ukraine is serving his term illegally and suggests that, according to the constitution, negotiations should be led by the chairman of the Ukrainian parliament, reports "Fakt".
Russia has made the war with Ukraine a tool to force the West to revise the European security system and the world order - argues Ukrainian politician Anton Gerashchenko on social media. - The only way to stop Russia’s war against Ukraine and achieve lasting peace is to make this war unprofitable and dangerous for the Russian political regime or to weaken Russia so much that it will be unable to wage war - he added.
In his statement, Putin also claimed that if Ukraine had pulled back troops from the Donetsk and Luhansk regions, the war would not have happened. Donald Trump asserted during his election campaign that he could resolve the conflict in 24 hours. However, that did not transpire. The British newspaper "The Independent" reports that the President of the United States has given himself time until spring. Simultaneously, Trump is said to have warned Putin about continuing attacks and assured him that he could supply Ukraine with additional weapons.
