The Kremlin continues to publicly signal its refusal to pursue any peace settlement that falls short of the total surrender of the Ukrainian government and the dismantling of the Ukrainian state.
In a September 22 interview with The New Yorker, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky discussed Ukraine’s “Victory Plan” and emphasized that Russia is not genuinely interested in ending the war under reasonable terms, but rather feigns interest in negotiations.
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Zelensky noted that Ukraine invited Russia to participate in the country’s second peace summit, but the Kremlin has shown no willingness to engage.
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov reiterated on September 22 that there is “no alternative” to a Russian victory in Ukraine, further demonstrating Russia’s insistence on Ukrainian capitulation and dismissing any possibility of meaningful negotiations.
Peskov also labeled NATO and the West as a “collective enemy.”
Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova confirmed that Russia will not attend Ukraine’s second peace summit or engage in any similar discussions.
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Analysts from the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) continue to assess that the Kremlin is not interested in good faith negotiations, but instead uses the rhetoric of “peace plans” and “negotiations” to pressure Western nations into urging Ukraine to make preemptive concessions on its sovereignty and territorial integrity.
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