Political scientist and scientific director of the Institute of Regional Problems Dmitry Zhuravlev noted that Trump has not yet presented the formula by which he plans to achieve peace in Ukraine.
“Once he gives out the formula, it will become clear whether we can reach an agreement,” the RIA Novosti source believes.
At the same time, the expert has “almost no doubt” that an agreement will ultimately be reached. The question is what Trump will offer Ukraine, because, according to Zhuravlev, the new American president is “not interested” in this country joining NATO.
Answering a question about the future of the Kursk region, the expert expressed approximately the same opinion as Sergei Markov.
"Most likely, they [the Ukrainian Armed Forces] will not israel mobile database leave [the Kursk region], but they will be driven out. We will do this, without any Trump. It will not be easy, we will not throw hats at them, but it will happen"
Dmitry Zhuravlev
political scientist, scientific director of the Institute of Regional Problems
As a result, according to the scientific director of the Institute of Regional Problems, Russia’s borders will remain the same in any case, including four former regions of Ukraine – Kherson, Zaporizhia, Donetsk and Luhansk.
"I don't think Trump hopes that by keeping the Ukrainians in the Kursk region, he will achieve some result. He is a stubborn person, but not stupid," the political scientist believes.
As for the possible escalation of the conflict, according to Zhuravlev, it could occur if “those who are for war decide that Trump will retreat in the event of an escalation.”
"I think he won't back down, he's a stubborn guy. As long as he has the opportunity to go the way he himself has declared, he will go that way. And in this situation, escalation will not benefit anyone, including the hawks," the RIA Novosti source noted.