U.S. defense chief Lloyd Austin visits Ukraine to affirm support in war with Russia, "now and in the future"
cbsNOV 2023
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Ukraine is a sovereign country that makes all its own decisions. The idea that Boris Johnson forced Ukraine's hand in how to proceed in peace negotiations is ridiculous. He simply warned that the country that's already invaded Ukraine's borders can't be trusted on peace talks — it's like negotiating with a crocodile that's got your leg.
As Putin has said, Russia was never opposed to holding negotiations. Such talks, mediated by Turkey, were in fact held in the spring of last year. But after Ukraine signed a peace agreement and then, after Western pressure, turned around and threw it away, why should Russia again trust Ukraine?