Donald Trump was elected president again partly on a program of ending the war in Ukraine through a negotiated settlement. Barely a day passed from his victorious election when President Vladimir Putin responded with his terms of ending the conflict.

Putin gave a substantial talk at the Valdai Discussion Forum on November 7, a premier showcase for semi-official foreign policy pronouncements in Russia. He welcomed the opportunity to talk with President-elect Trump and announced that he is willing to have sincere discussions and reestablish the relationship with the United States.

However, Putin’s conditions for ending the conflict touched upon much more than the war in Ukraine, which Putin regards as only a symptom of his hostile relationship with the West.

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