‘Putin Has No Time Left’

That's why the Kremlin is raising the stakes as much as possible.

The Kremlin continues to raise the stakes when it uses the Oreshnik ballistic missile or when Sergey Lavrov says that Russia is not satisfied with the “peace plan” of Donald Trump's team. This is how the Russians are preparing for possible negotiations.

Political scientist Igor Reiterovich told “Channel 24” that Russia continues to insist that it does not need any truces. It wants to conclude a peace agreement, not even with Ukraine, but with the United States on the division of spheres of influence, guarantees like those that Kyiv will not join NATO.

The Kremlin has raised the stakes as much as possible

“The Russians will spin this thesis not even until January 20, but even longer, because real movement towards negotiations may begin when Donald Trump is inaugurated and his team presents a real peace plan,” the political scientist explained.

The White House will first address this plan to Ukraine and European countries, and after certain consultations will have contact with Russia.

Since nothing like this is happening now, Russia, according to him, is filling the information space with itself, throwing in its own narratives. And when the negotiations begin, they plan to start from the positions that they voiced in advance.

“Putin plans to reduce the stakes after this and present this as certain “concessions” on the part of Russia,” Reiterovich noted.

Now the Kremlin has raised the stakes as much as possible, and it remains, according to the political scientist, to actually use, for example, tactical nuclear weapons or conduct nuclear tests on Russian territory.

Putin may also recall the Oreshnik or even use it again. However, it is unclear how many more of these systems Russia has.

According to experts, the Russians have only 2 Oreshnik systems, and there were 3-4 units in total, and the launch on Ukrainian territory on November 21, 2024 was the second. The first missile fell somewhere, not reaching its target.

However, since the Oreshnik strike did not make the impression the Kremlin was counting on, it is coming up with the thesis that “Russia will fight as long as necessary” and will supposedly be able to achieve its goals.

“Putin’s problem is that he has limited time and does not have many years in reserve to implement a gradual policy. He needs to get some results quickly, but he does not have the resources for this,” Igor Reiterovich emphasized.

Therefore, he is raising the stakes and blackmailing, seeking support among European countries. Putin thinks, the political scientist added, that in this way he will force the West and Ukraine to sit down with him at the negotiating table on his terms.

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