He explained - in his speech to an episode (November 7) (2022) of the "Beyond the News" program - that the Russian economy suffers from economic sanctions, as well as the energy crisis that European countries suffer from, and its repercussions on the economic and social levels, as many Europeans protested against Direct intervention in the Ukrainian war.
He believed that Ukraine's control of a part of Kherson could not lead to a complete exit of the Russian forces, noting that the war in Ukraine may be prolonged, and to avoid its repercussions, this first stage may develop into an agreement or treaty between the two parties.
While the war continues to revolve around the diaries of the fighting between the Russian and Ukrainian armies, the United States opens a hidden channel of communication with Moscow, and it included a meeting with senior officials from US Presidents Joe Biden and Russian Vladimir Putin.
What is America doing?
On the American side, the former US diplomat in Moscow, Donald Jensen, said that the US administration wants to contain the war in Ukraine, and to assure Russia that it supports democracy in Ukraine and is not about regime change.
He explained that the matter is not about secret talks, but rather it is a channel of communication between the two sides in this dangerous crisis, expecting that the White House wants to tell Russia that it supports Ukraine and does not aim to change the regime in Russia.
He also indicated that America is not conducting negotiations between the two countries, but rather is trying to draw a red line so that the picture becomes clear for Russia and what is unacceptable in Russia's behavior, as well as warning that President Putin's talk about nuclear weapons may have dangerous repercussions.
It is noteworthy that the "Wall Street Journal" quoted data on contacts between Washington and Moscow, citing officials as saying that secret contacts that took place in recent months between US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan and his counterpart, Secretary of the Russian Security Council Nikolai Patrushev, and Yury Ushakov, assistant to the Russian president;
It aims to reduce the risk of escalation and keep channels open, not to discuss a settlement of the war.
The Kremlin announced that Russia is still open to talks with Ukraine, and about what the Wall Street Journal reported about the US National Security Adviser conducting secret contacts with the Russian side;
The Kremlin saw that the British and American media were reporting a lot of what it described as false information.