Former CIA director and former retired general of the US Central Command, David Petrus said on Sunday that he feels that Russian President Vladimir Putin had no intention of agreeing to the peace deal “until he is given an additional field.”
In an interview on “This Week” by ABC News, Petrayus said he was not optimistic about the possibilities of a meeting between Putin and Ukrainian President Volodmi Zelanski – for which President Trump is insisting – and he said that he would not believe in such a meeting, even it would succeed when it was successful.
“In the last two weeks, in fact, Jonathan, I think what should be clear for all, and I think it is clear for President Trump, despite all his efforts – again, which we have no intention of doing this, to stop the war, to stop the murder, Vladimir Putin is not clearly intended to do so, unless he is given additional fields.
The former CIA director stated that the additional Ukrainian sector Putin wants “heavy fortifications, and the Russian forces will have to fight for years that they are going to catch it”.
According to media reports, Putin all want Donnetsk and Luhansk region In Donbas, areas where Russia does not currently occupy, and is ready to freeze the front lines in Kherson and Zaporizhjia – marks a slight return from the previous demand of Putin for all four regions.
Despite the claims of progress of progress in peace talks, Russia has not shifted its main demands for Ukraine’s entire political and military captivation, as Putin reiterated in public comments after the high-day summit with Trump in Alaska.
Petrus said, “He wants to displace President Zelanceci, replace him with a supporter Russian figure, and clearly, to delete Ukraine,” Petrayas said, “said,” no one can be acceptable to Ukraine nor for European countries and United States. “
“In fact, by the way, the President Zelanceci, under the Ukrainian Constitution, does not even have the right to declare that some areas will be controlled by Russians. It will have to go to a national referendum,” Petrus continued.
Petrayus clarified that Putin remains a roadblock for peace and urged Ukraine to increase assistance and talk to America and Ukrainian colleagues.
“I think it should be clear: at this time the barrier to peace is President Putin,” said Petrayas.
“And what we need to do is helping Ukraine by changing the dynamics that we have till now: lifting restrictions on them, seizing a frozen reserve of $ 300 billion in Russian money in European countries, it involves more restrictions on Russia, even including Gazprumbank and also to export and oil exports.”
