No indication Putin wants anything "other than the de facto capitulation of Ukraine", analyst says

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday that Russia was continuing its attacks on Ukraine and had made no response to a proposal for direct talks in Turkey this week in a "strange silence." FRANCE 24's Mark Owen speaks to Peter Zalmayev, Director of the Eurasia Democracy Initiative. He says he sees "no indication that Putin is willing to bring any other formula to Istanbul than the de facto capitulation of Ukraine".
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