In Carlson Interview, Putin Outlined ‘Concrete Conditions’ for Resolution of Ukrainian Crisis

Sputnik News ^ | 2/9/23 | Ilya Tsukanov

[marshmallow]

In his two-hour-long interview with Tucker Carlson, the Russian president listed Moscow’s conditions for bringing the two-year-old NATO-Russia proxy war in Ukraine to an end. Now, the ball is in the West’s court, according to Russian international affairs expert Dmitry Suslov.

President Putin has confirmed to Tucker Carlson that Russia favors a “negotiated settlement” to the crisis in Ukraine, saying that it will be up to Kiev and its Western partners whether or not to accept it.

“We prepared a huge document in Istanbul [during peace talks in the spring of 2022, ed.] that was initialed by the head of the Ukrainian delegation. He affixed his signature to some of the provisions, but not all of them. He put his signature and then said himself ‘we were ready to sign it and the war would have been over long ago, eighteen months ago. However, [then-UK] Prime Minister [Boris] Johnson came, talked us out of it and we missed that chance’,” Putin said, referring to Ukrainian top negotiator David Arakhamia’s bombshell comments late last year about London’s role in sabotaging the Russia-Ukraine peace talks.

“Well, you missed it, you made a mistake, let them go back to that, that’s all. Why do we have to bother ourselves and correct somebody else’s mistakes?” Putin added, hinting Moscow’s readiness to return to the Istanbul format, which reportedly included non-bloc status enshrined in Ukraine’s constitution, security guarantees from world powers, restrictions on the size of the Ukrainian military, accepting Crimea and the Donbass’s status as part of Russia, etc.

Asked by Carlson whether Kiev’s NATO sponsors will be willing to accept a Russian victory in Ukraine, Putin said the alliance should “think how to do it with dignity,” noting that “there are options if there is a will.”

Unfortunately, Putin said, “up until now........

[kiryandil]

Why should other countries be allowed to dictate the size of Ukraine’s military ?

The Russia and The Putin are currently dictating the size of the Ukraine's military by killing them all.

[canuck_conservative]

Russia favors a “negotiated settlement” to the crisis in Ukraine

First, it's not a "crisis", it's a freaking war, started when Russia invaded without provocation in Feb. 2022

Second, the FACT that Russia wants a “negotiated settlement” is an admission by Putin that Russia cannot win militarily ... i.e., an admission of failure

Putin is desperate to wrap this up and try to lock in his ill-gotten gains ... just like the Nazis wanted peace in 1942, to lock in their land-grabs

[marshmallow]

Second, the FACT that Russia wants a “negotiated settlement” is an admission by Putin that Russia cannot win militarily ... i.e., an admission of failure

From the same article:

Unfortunately, Putin said, “up until now there has been uproar and screaming about ‘inflicting a strategic defeat on Russia’ on the battlefield. Now they are apparently coming to realize that it is difficult to achieve. If possible at all. In my opinion, it is impossible by definition, it is never going to happen.” In event case, Russia remains “ready for this dialogue,” Putin stressed.

[libertarian66]

The same way the Allies restricted Germany’s and Japan’s military power.

Ukraine doesn’t have to accept it, but then the war continues. Its military’s size will be restricted then by mass slaughter. Either way Russia will see to it happening.

Ukraine has no choice. It’s called Great Power politics.