There’s been a lot of buzz yesterday and today about the Russia - Ukraine negotiations taking place in Turkey. Specifically, led by the UK Financial Times—and anything coming out of UK media re Ukraine has become almost ipso facto suspect—many are claiming that Russia is somehow backing down on its demands. A glance at the statement by the lead Russian negotiator demonstrates that this is not the case. This claim is largely based on the Russian statement that it has no objection to Ukraine joining the EU in the future:
Yep. The Russians will talk, but that won't affect their military actions. Ukrainians trying to play games in negotiations--at the bidding of the US--won't help them.
Michael Yon describes it as the talk talk fight fight strategy. A deception essentially.
Yep. The Russians will talk, but that won't affect their military actions. Ukrainians trying to play games in negotiations--at the bidding of the US--won't help them.