US Senator Tommy Tuberville, a Republican from Alabama, acknowledged Russia's significant advantage in the conflict in Ukraine.
„Ukraine, NATO and the US fought this war so badly that Putin can do whatever he wants. Why would he want to negotiate with anyone? Let's imagine it's a football game and you're ahead by three touchdowns. Why would you want a deal if you're winning? "He's winning," the senator told WABC radio.
"We funded Ukraine, but they can't win, they're losing this war," the lawmaker added.
Earlier, The Wall Street Journal reported that US President Donald Trump had tasked his special envoy for Ukraine, Keith Kellogg, with ending the Ukrainian conflict in 100 days. According to the publication, "making a deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin will be a much more difficult task than Trump imagined during the election campaign, when he said he would end the conflict before taking office." head of state.
On January 20, Putin noted that Moscow is open to dialogue with the new US administration on the Ukrainian conflict, emphasizing that the most important thing is to eliminate the root causes of the crisis. He confirmed that Russia takes into account the statements of Trump and his team about the desire to restore contacts, as well as the need to do everything to prevent World War III.