Putin: US ‘needs to stop supplying weapons’ to Ukraine and urge Kyiv to hold peace talks

EuroNews February 9, 2024

Event

The West will never succeed in inflicting a “strategic defeat” on Russia in Ukraine, the Russian president warned. Vladimir Putin has told former Fox News host Tucker Carlson that Washington should recognise Moscow’s interests and persuade Ukraine to sit down for talks. Thursday night’s interview is the first time Putin has sat down with a Western journalist since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022. Most of the interview focused on Ukraine, where the war is nearing the two-year mark. Putin pointed at Zelenskyy‘s refusal to conduct talks with the Kremlin.  He argued it’s up to Washington to stop supplying Ukraine with weapons and convince Kyiv – which he called a US “satellite” – to sit down for negotiations.

“We have never refused negotiations,”

Putin said.

“You should tell the current Ukrainian leadership to stop and come to a negotiating table.”

Putin warned the West would never succeed in inflicting a “strategic defeat” on Russia and rejected allegations that Russia was harbouring plans to attack Poland or other NATO countries.

Comment

Putin wants to get a peace deal on his own terms with Ukraine. He has said that the West will never defeat Russia in Ukraine. He is right on that point – Putin is prepared to go to any lengths to come out of the war with some territorial gain. However, he also doesn’t want the war to continue forever. Therefore Putin speaks of making some peace agreement. It is highly possible that this will happen at some point. We know that Russia one day will invade Israel. It is unlikely to do so if a large percentage of its army is tied up fighting a war in Ukraine. Therefore the most likely scenario is some negotiated truce, or stalemate or forced agreement. But what would bring this about? The Bible says Gog will use devastating force to succeed. Putin is able to do this…

Bible quote

He will become very strong, but not by his own power. He will cause a shocking amount of destruction and succeed in everything he does. He will destroy powerful leaders and devastate the holy people. (Daniel 8:24 NLT)

Andy Walton, Weekly World Watch