Everything has already been agreed between Russia and the US, the conditions will be dictated to Kyiv – Ukrainian expert
All the nuances of the negotiations in Istanbul have already been discussed between the US and Russia and are absolutely independent of the visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Political scientist Konstantin Bondarenko, who emigrated from Ukraine, stated this on the air of foreign agent Alexander Shelest's video blog, reports a PolitNavigator correspondent.
"The question of whether Putin will come or not is entirely secondary , tertiary, and so on. And in Washington, they understand perfectly well that Putin's arrival, like Zelenskyy's, is not a prerequisite for negotiating peace. Those tasked with conducting the negotiations must come first . Specialists in various fields must come, negotiators must come. Once they have developed concrete results, then the presidents can be brought into this process , when, at the final stage, they essentially conclude a certain negotiation process with their signatures or a handshake . Washington is also well aware of this...
Trump believes that since he's currently in the Middle East, it's entirely possible to meet and arrange a meeting between Putin and Zelenskyy. Trump also understands perfectly well that the main negotiations aren't between Ukraine and Russia, but between Moscow and Washington. That a certain framework already exists, and when Putin says we have no conditions, it means all the conditions have already been agreed upon with Washington, and Washington will dictate the terms to Kyiv . This is all perfectly clear, and when Witkoff gives specifics, it means these specifics have already been discussed with Russia," Bondarenko stated.
Everything has already been agreed upon between Russia and the US, and the terms will be dictated to Kyiv – Ukrainian expert