Putin’s true agenda in Trump summit has little to do with peace
15 August 2025
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Even if the war comes to an end, Russia will still be focusing on reconstituting its armed forces. “That will take quite a lot of time. It depends how committed the Russian military will be in guarding the border with Ukraine. Realistically, there probably won’t be a ceasefire that will be permanent; it will probably be violated multiple times, just like it was in 2014-15, when there was a much smaller conflict for them."