Trump gave Putin a chance to drag out negotiations by agreeing to a package deal

Trump gave Putin a chance to drag out negotiations by agreeing to a package deal
Trump gave Putin a chance to drag out negotiations by agreeing to a package deal

US President Donald Trump has effectively given Vladimir Putin the opportunity to drag out negotiations by allowing all disputed issues to be resolved simultaneously. This is reported by Politico.

Abandoning a phased approach

US special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner agreed to the Kremlin's demand. Instead of a sequential resolution of the conflict, where the first step should be a ceasefire, the parties are now obliged to discuss all aspects in a single package. This is a de facto abandonment of the "ceasefire first" strategy.

Expert assessment

Analysts and Ukrainian officials believe that this change in approach gives Moscow the ability to drag out negotiations while maintaining maximalist demands.

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