Putin talks about negotiations. Why are these calls if war he is not going to stop

Thus, recently, the Speaker of the upper house of the Russian Parliament Valentina Matvienko called before consultations with the Ukrainian parliamentarians. And when she received the refusal, she explained it to the "external management" of Ukraine. Why Vladimir Putin calls for negotiations if he is clearly tuned to the continuation of hostilities? There are several reasons here. The first is the desire to look like a "peacemaker" in the eyes of your own electorate.

Russia, as its representatives claim, "never attacks anyone - only defends. " And now the Kremlin was simply "forced" to start "special operation", otherwise they would have attacked Russia later - as Putin said at a press conference in Astana. Well, once such peacefulness is manifested, then, of course, it should also be accompanied by calls for peace talks. The second is the desire to reassure Russia's partners in the Global South, which Putin also spoke at a press conference in Astana.

He acknowledged that there is a clear concern in China and India. This anxiety could be seen by the naked eye at a meeting in Samarkand, when India Prime Minister Nari Modi publicly declared Putin that it was not time for war now. And the constant calls for Russian officials for negotiations are intended to bring Beijing and Delhi that their concern is taken into account. The third is about this, probably the most important reason, writes the Russian opposition edition of Medusa.

His journalists claim that "the Kremlin wants to win time and prepares for a" full -scale offensive "in early 2023". "Vladimir Putin is not going to refuse to continue the war - and the possible ceasefire is hopeful to use to prepare for a new offensive. According to his plan, during this time the Russian army will be able to prepare mobilized Russians and at least fill the losses in equipment," the article reads This is not the most difficult plan of the Russian president.

At the same time, even the implementation of such an ambitious plan is faced with the unwillingness of Putin to lose his face. After attempting to annex the four other Ukrainian regions, Putin cannot detect even tactical flexibility. Any negotiations with Ukraine or event will be completed immediately after the Kremlin demands the recognition of the "Russian status" of Crimea, Donetsk, Lugansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhya regions of Ukraine.

Vladimir Putin, as it looks like, convinced himself that he can change the borders of other states on its own and attach their territories to themselves, and the world should agree with it. This is one of his strategic mistakes. Because now he should show tactical flexibility, and to sleep Ukraine, agree with the withdrawal of troops or at least with a truce. It would just make it possible to prepare for a new attack.