Kremlin shows no interest in peace talks – ISW

Analysts at the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) have pointed out that Russia is not considering any peace plans and is not interested in them. They have noted that Russia intends to use the concept of negotiations only to encourage the West to pressure Ukraine to make concessions regarding Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity.

Source: ISW

Quote: "The Kremlin continues to publicly signal its disinterest in any peace settlement short of total capitulation of the Ukrainian government and destruction of the Ukrainian state."

Details: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has announced a Victory Plan, noting that Russia is not interested in ending the war on any reasonable terms and is only pretending to be interested in negotiations.

Zelenskyy stressed that Ukraine had invited Russia to the second peace summit, but the Kremlin had not shown any interest in participating in the event.

In particular, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that "there is no alternative" to a Russian victory in Ukraine, reiterating Russia's unwillingness to negotiate on terms other than Ukraine's surrender.

Peskov also called NATO and the West a "collective enemy".

Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said that Russia would not participate in the second Ukrainian peace summit or any "similar summits". 

Quote: "ISW continues to assess that the Kremlin is not interested in good faith peace negotiations with Ukraine and that the Kremlin will only invoke the concept of peace plans and negotiations to prompt the West to pressure Ukraine into preemptive concessions on Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity."

To quote the ISW’s Key Takeaways on 23 September:

• Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in the United States on 23 September and reiterated Ukraine's need for timely and uninterrupted US military assistance.
• The Kremlin continues to publicly signal its disinterest in any peace settlement short of total capitulation of the Ukrainian government and destruction of the Ukrainian state.
• Russian forces conducted glide bomb strikes against the city of Zaporizhzhia for the first time on the night of 22-23 September.
• A high-ranking Russian Aerospace Forces commander reportedly recently committed suicide due to conflicts within his unit's leadership.
• Russian forces recently advanced near Hlyboke, Kupiansk, and Pokrovsk. Ukrainian forces recently advanced in Russia’s Kursk Oblast.
• The Russian government informally supported a bill on 23 September that would allow Russian authorities to fine individuals who promote "child-free propaganda," likely as part of an ongoing Kremlin effort to address Russia’s demographic problem.

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