Inside Putin’s mindset: What team Trump can expect from Moscow when negotiating options on Russia-Ukraine war
Fox News
Russian President Vladimir Putin will drive a hard bargain with President-elect Donald Trump on Ukraine, because he is confident that Russian military can outlast Ukraine’s and that Team Trump does not have leverage.
Rebekah Koffler is a strategic military intelligence analyst and a freelance editorial writer. She is the author of Putin’s Playbook; Regnery 2021, and the host of a podcast "Censored But Not Silenced." Rebekah also is the Author of American Bolsheviks: The Persecution of Donald Trump and the Sovietization of America; Post Hill Press, November 12, 2024. Twitter: @rebekah0132
Lavrov’s statement likely foreshadows the aggressive posture that Russian President Vladimir Putin will assume with Trump regarding Ukraine. Coming to an agreement with Putin, even for such a strong negotiator as Trump, will likely be nearly impossible. Here’s why.