Media: Russian Officials Being Prepared For End Of War

• 2.12.2024, 16:48

The Kremlin proposes to rely on a “calm majority”.

The Putin administration has begun to form an “image of victory” in the war against Ukraine among officials from Russian regions, which they must convey to Russians, writes Korrespondent..

“The AP proceeds from the fact that the end of the “special military operation” will come, and we must be prepared for it,” one of the sources said. Any future results of the war should be regarded by Russians as a victory, but it is already clear that they will not satisfy “angry patriots” and “liberals”. Therefore, the Kremlin proposes to rely on a “calm majority.”This majority must be “preserved and expanded” by Russian officials, the AP believes.

Earlier, sources close to the Kremlin told Reuters that Putin outlined the contours of an agreement on Ukraine for discussion with US President-elect Donald Trump. According to them, Putin may agree to withdraw troops from the Kharkiv and Mykolaiv regions, but will insist on maintaining control over the illegally annexed regions. He will also demand that Ukraine abandon its plans to join NATO. Putin may present such an agreement to the Russians as a victory that ensures “protection of Russian speakers” in eastern Ukraine and maintains a land bridge to the Crimea, one of the Reuters interlocutors noted.