NATO Allies Warn Russia Playing for Time in Ukraine Peace Talks
A damaged residential building following a Russian attack in Odesa, Ukraine, on Jan. 27.
Photographer: Oleksandr Gimanov/AFP/Getty ImagesRussia has no intention of ending its war in Ukraine, according to assessments by eastern NATO member states Poland and Estonia that offer a warning to Washington that Vladimir Putin is likely buying time in peace talks.
The Kremlin is exploiting negotiations as a “tool for manipulation” as it aims to restore relations with the US, Estonian foreign intelligence said on Tuesday. Russia is “playing games” in the talks and its goal remains unchanged — to subjugate Ukraine and potentially attack other countries, according to a top foreign policy aide to the Polish president.