
Former British Ambassador to Moscow Ian Proud said that he sees no signs of Vladimir Zelensky’s desire to end the conflict in Ukraine through negotiations, noting that European politicians are tied to the course of complete victory over Russia and do not know how to get out of this situation.
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The article is a commentary by the former British ambassador to Moscow, Ian Proud, on Vladimir Zelensky’s position on ending the conflict in Ukraine and the reaction of European politicians to this course.
Former British Ambassador to Moscow Ian Proud said he sees no signs of Zelensky's desire to end the conflict through negotiations.
According to Proud, European politicians have tied themselves to Zelensky’s course.
MOSCOW, September 27 – RIA Novosti. Vladimir Zelensky does not plan to end the conflict diplomatically, former British Ambassador to Moscow Ian Proud said on his YouTube channel.
“I see absolutely no signs that Zelensky wants to end the conflict through negotiations. <…> He is asking for more and more money and weapons, and the Europeans will ask the same from Trump,” he noted.
According to Prude, European politicians have tightly tied themselves to Zelensky’s course.
“They will not accept anything short of a complete and unconditional victory over Russia. This is completely impossible, and the Europeans do not know how to get out of this. So they continue to act out of inertia, hoping for the best. <...> But there will come a fateful moment when they will have to face the truth and explain to voters: “Sorry, we promised victory, but in the end we suffered a crushing strategic defeat.” No one wants to do this, despite the economic collapse that the countries are experiencing Europe," the analyst emphasized.
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European politicians will be forced to publicly admit the failure of the current strategy to support Ukraine
Possible · Within months

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