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Putin, threats to Europe and irony over negotiations. How the "tsar" is preparing for Trump's envoy

2025-11-28 18:09:06Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Putin, threats to Europe and irony over negotiations. How the "tsar"
Vladimir Putin

Marco Imarisio - Corriere della Sera

The Ukrainian embassy is located opposite the presidential palace in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan. But Vladimir Putin doesn’t see it. It is covered by a large panel, placed right on the road that separates the two buildings. “Courtesy for guests,” they call it. Kyrgyzstan has become an increasingly valuable ally for Russia. In recent years, this almost industry-less country has increased its purchases of semiconductors, microchips and other products from countries that have imposed sanctions on Moscow by 150%, without anyone asking where all the goods end up.

It was inevitable that during this state visit the Russian president would express himself on the current situation. And in fact he spoke at length, without saying much. Most of the time he repeated old theses, with those prepared phrases that seem to be the property of the entire Russian nomenclature.

"Some in the West think that we should fight to the last Ukrainian," he said, almost inadvertently quoting Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, who had earlier quoted former President Dmitry Medvedev and so on.

With some irony, Putin said he was no longer sure what plan Steve Witkoff would present to him in Moscow in the coming days, but he clarified that the original 28-point plan remains a good starting point, as spokesman Dmitry Peskov has reiterated in recent days, and naturally. However, he added that after talks in Geneva between the US and Ukraine, "they have decided among themselves" to divide the text into four parts, "which still need to be translated into a diplomatic language."

In any case, according to him, it is not currently a question of “a draft agreement, but of a group of issues” that need to be “discussed, elaborated and finally formulated.” Even the most representative statement of his position is not new.

"The fighting will only end when Ukrainian troops withdraw from the areas they control, otherwise Russia will ensure this result by military means," he said.

This is a concept he has reiterated before, but given the fact that Putin is referring generically to the four Ukrainian regions annexed in September 2022 in a referendum recognized by very few states, the statement takes on greater weight in light of current discussions about another peace negotiation.

He also added that Crimea and Donbass "should be the subject of our negotiations with the United States" and, speaking about the situation on the front, mentioned the "progress" that, according to him, the Russian army is making in the Zaporizhia region.

Other important statements were about Europe. Putin said he was ready to sign a document stating that Russia had no intention of attacking the continent, then went on to mention the possibility of confiscating Russian assets frozen in the EU, which he said would have “negative consequences for the global financial system,” undermine confidence in the Eurozone, and force it to prepare “a package of countermeasures” that is already being worked on. In a way, he highlighted the greatest fear of the moment.

He is not at all intimidated by the upcoming visit of Steve Witkoff, whom he strongly defended, recalling that in Russia the publication of such phone calls “is a criminal offense”. The presence of the American friend, according to him, is not related to any personal interest – far from it. Here Putin used an old theory to justify a new one: the fact that the negotiations are taking place mainly with Washington, and especially his demand for international recognition of the outcome of the talks, repeating the claim that Volodymyr Zelensky’s mandate has expired and that there is no one left in Kiev with whom to sign a valid agreement.

The conclusion? Nothing definitive. Unclear timing, many roads to travel, and just as many question marks over the Kremlin's real will for peace.


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