They are saying on 5 live Putin may use this as a reason to start talks, they are also saying he has sent the equivalent of dad's army to the area and that he has sacked some big wig in the army and replaced him with his body guard, could this lead to peace talks.
Part of a BBC article on their site this morning.
But withdrawal would negate two of the apparent objectives of Ukraine’s incursion, namely to put enough pressure on Russia that it is forced to divert some of its own troops in the Donbas and secondly to hold enough Russian territory to use as a bargaining chip in any future peace negotiations.
"If Kyiv holds Russian territory," says Exeter University’s Dr David Blagden, "it can bargain for the return of its own territory from a position of greater strength. Kyiv will have also sought to damage the impression of the all-powerful Putin regime among Russians and to encourage the Kremlin to seek a settlement lest they jeopardise their hold on power."
One thing is clear. The presence on Russian soil of foreign forces from Ukraine - a country that President Putin does not even think should exist as an independent nation - is intolerable.
Part of a BBC article on their site this morning.
But withdrawal would negate two of the apparent objectives of Ukraine’s incursion, namely to put enough pressure on Russia that it is forced to divert some of its own troops in the Donbas and secondly to hold enough Russian territory to use as a bargaining chip in any future peace negotiations.
"If Kyiv holds Russian territory," says Exeter University’s Dr David Blagden, "it can bargain for the return of its own territory from a position of greater strength. Kyiv will have also sought to damage the impression of the all-powerful Putin regime among Russians and to encourage the Kremlin to seek a settlement lest they jeopardise their hold on power."
One thing is clear. The presence on Russian soil of foreign forces from Ukraine - a country that President Putin does not even think should exist as an independent nation - is intolerable.
