Pekar: Putin offers no peace to Ukraine

The fourth meeting between Putin and Witkoff took place in the Kremlin after U.S. President Donald Trump made sure that time is running out for a White House-mediated settlement The Putin entry is ready to negotiate peace directly with Ukraine after consultations with the U.S. was first published in La Voz de Michoacán.

Russian President Vladimir Putin showed his willingness today to negotiate peace directly with Ukraine, something that has not happened since March 2022, after consultations in the Kremlin with the US emissary, Steve Witkoff. “It was, among other things, about the possible resumption of direct negotiations between representatives of Russia and Ukraine,” said Yuri Ushakov, the Kremlin’s international adviser, during a telephone press conference. …

I want to bring sharpness to this issue.No one at this time offers us a bad peace with Trump. There is no such offer on the table. Therefore, this:1. An offer of peace can only come from one who is a party to a military confrontation. In this case, it is Putin. Putin does not offer any peace to Ukraine. (And most likely, he won't offer until late fall unless there's a lot of pressure on him. So far, such pressure is not expected.) 2. Any signals…