Russian President Vladimir Putin has 'no way out' of his weeks-long invasion of Ukraine, according to former U.S. Ambassador to NATO Kurt Volker.
While some foreign policy experts have expressed surprise that Russia's Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine has continued into mid-March, Volker says he expected Ukraine to show strong resistance, and Putin has only dug himself into a deeper hole by continuing his war against the sovereign nation without showing any indication of agreeing to a peace deal so far.
Russian President Vladimir Putin speeches during the concert marking the anniversary of the annexation of Crimea, March,18 2022, in Moscow, Russia. Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is demanding Russia commit to a cease-fire and withdraw their forces from Ukraine, which Volker does not think is likely in the near future but may happen eventually.
Zelenskyy said Friday on his telegram channel that"meaningful negotiations on peace — on security for…Ukraine — are the only chance for Russia to reduce the damage from its own mistakes," adding that it is"time" for Russian and Ukrainian officials to meet and talk.
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