Russian President Vladimir Putin’s talks for a ceasefire will be window dressing, according to Rémi Landry, now associate professor in the School of Applied Politics at the University of Sherbrooke, and former high-ranking member of the Canadian Armed Forces. Forces.
In an interview with Telejournal Estrie On Sunday, the former soldier painted a dark picture of Vladimir Putin’s true intentions, expressing, this weekend, the desire to negotiate, one-on-one, with the Ukrainian president.
For some time now, there have been many words, but not many gestures from the Russians, beginning with Professor Rémi Landry. Mr Putin agreed to a meeting, but before this meeting he would ask for written proposals, requests that slowed down the process.
For the specialist in armed conflict, this is in fact a way, for the president of Russia, to change its strategy, buy time, while letting it float with the positive hope that the battle will be resolved through a ceasefire.
It destroys the morale of Ukrainians
Vladimir Putin’s goal is none other than destroy the morale of Ukrainians, said Rémi Landry. The real goal is to kneel Ukraine.
On Sunday, shocking photos of dozens of civilians killed in the kyiv region spread in the media, even as Vladimir Putin suggested negotiations.
But in the current context, the former soldier believes NATO gave carte blanche to Russia. On the one hand, we give him weapons, but at the same time, we do not interfere in the military. What allows Putin to bomb civilian buildings?he concludes.
Source: Radio-Canada