Why Trump's peace plan is unlikely to end Russia's war in Ukraine
1 December 2025
Featured in Kyiv Independent
Ukraine and Russia
Natia Seskuria, an associate fellow at the Royal United Services Institute, told the Kyiv Independent that if this dynamic continues, it will likely lead to multiple rounds of negotiations with little real progress. "Putin wants to maintain the appearance of being open to diplomacy because he does not want to be seen as the party that walks away first," she added.

