ISW: Negotiations on Russia's terms are tantamount to full Ukrainian and Western surrender

The negotiations on Russia's terms are tantamount to full Ukrainian and Western surrender, the Institute for the Study of Way (ISW) said, Report informs.

According to the Institute, Russia does not intend to engage in serious negotiations with Ukraine in good faith: “Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova emphasized that Russia's maximalist objectives in Ukraine have not changed, repeating the Kremlin’s demand for full Ukrainian political capitulation and Kyiv’s acceptance of Russia’s military and territorial demands rather than suggesting any willingness to negotiate seriously.”

“Zakharova's demand that Ukraine withdraw its troops from "Russian territory" as a necessary prerequisite for the resolution of the war suggests that Russia's maximalist objectives include controlling the entirety of the four oblasts it has illegally annexed parts of. Calls for Ukraine's capitulation under the current circumstances of Russian control of Ukrainian territory up to the current frontline are already unacceptable from the standpoint of vital Ukrainian and Western national security interests,” the ISW said.