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We analysed Ukrainian legislation, and according to it, we understand that Zelenskyy’s powers as the legitimate leader of the country have expired,
said Russian lead negotiator Rodion Miroshnik on May 16, the day of the talks There is a risk that agreements reached and signed in an illegitimate manner may be disavowed,
It is important that America remains engaged in the process of bringing peace closer. It is America that Russia fears, and it is American influence that can save many lives, if used as leverage to make Putin end the war,
Zelenskyy said in his Tuesday evening address This rhetorical campaign is part of efforts to set conditions for Russia to withdraw from any future peace agreements at a time of Russia’s choosing,
wrote the Institute for the Study of War, a Washington-based think tank They first proclaimed themselves the subjects of international law following referendums and then addressed us with a request to accede to the Russian Federation. So, from the standpoint of international law, everything is fine here,
he told the St Petersburg International Legal Forum on Tuesday The most important and fundamental thing for us remains who exactly will sign these documents on the Ukrainian side,
said Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov the day after the talks We agreed that each side would present its vision of a possible future ceasefire, laying it out in detail,
said Putin aide Vladimir Medinsky, a member of the negotiating team The delegation is waiting for the clown to speak out, for the hallucinogens to wear off, and for him to finally allow those he’s banned from negotiating for three years to sit down at the table,
Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova wrote on social media, referring to Zelenskyy’s decree against direct talks while Russia waged war in Ukraine I resigned from Ukraine and also from the foreign service because the policy since the beginning of the [Trump] administration is to put pressure on the victim, Ukraine, rather than on the aggressor, Russia,
she told CBS’s Face the Nation The economy is not demobilizing; it is just running out of steam. That said, a drop can easily become a dive. Bad decisions by policymakers, a further dip in oil prices, or carelessness with inflation, and Russia could find itself in trouble,
Under such conditions the Russians may move from Potemkin negotiations to actually negotiating,
At the same time, while Russia can fight another two campaign seasons with its current approach to recruitment, further offensive operations into 2026 will likely require further forced mobilisation, which is both politically and economically challenging,
The sharp slowdown in Russian gross domestic product growth from 4.5% year-on-year in the fourth quarter, to 1.4% in the first quarter is consistent with a sharp fall in output and suggests that the economy may be heading for a much harder landing than we had expected,
Liam Peach, senior emerging markets economist at Capital Economics commented last week After three years of militarizing the country, Russia's economy is cooling,
he said in online analysis for CEPA, noting Russia will seek to intensify offensive operations to build pressure during negotiations, but the pressure cannot be sustained indefinitely,
Jack Watling, senior research fellow for Land Warfare at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) in London, said in analysis Tuesday Such a sharp drop in GDP growth has surprised us, although we had expected a slowdown to take hold this year,
More aggressive enforcement against Russia's shadow fleet and the continuation of Ukraine's deep strike campaign could reduce the liquid capital that has so far allowed Russia to steadily increase defence production and offer massive bonuses for volunteers joining the military,
There is fundamental mistrust between Russia and the West. It's one of the things the president thinks is, frankly, stupid, that we should be able to move beyond,
I know the president's willing to do that, but if Russia's not willing to do that, then we're eventually just going to have to say ... this is not our war,
The purpose of those comments has been to impress on the Kremlin that U.S. patience is not limitless,
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