While the Putin-Biden meeting mulls the pragmatic compromises, it offers indications on the future of the Ukraine crisis through upcoming negotiations
''There you go...Hello, good to see you again,'' US President Joe Biden said to Russian President Vladimir V. Putin during their recent virtual meeting on Tuesday.
''Directly speaking within the conflict zone, the Crimea and Donbas region with Donetsk and Luhansk as parts of that region are still under occupation of Russian supported forces,'' Sadik added, citing that the recent Russian military buildup into this region makes Russia an even more immediate concern for both regional actors and the US.
For the US, Russia supposedly started preparing a multi-pronged offensive to Ukraine territory due to its concern over the crossing of its red line, which includes any NATO expansion in and around Ukraine and Ukraine's inclusion in the Western bloc. ''From Moscow’s standpoint, this is a red line and it’ll defend its national security interests as it understands them to be,'' Korybko stated, saying that this includes responding to any large-scale Kiev-led operations in Donbas which are perceived as endangering its territorial integrity.
For Mehmet Cagatay Guler, a researcher at SETA think tank based in Ankara, although a previous case of tense relations that had significantly de-escalated during Geneva peace talks on Syria is an important criterion, the current context is different in terms of mutual expectations, rhetoric, military activities, red lines and so forth.
There are more problematic aspects than just the Ukraine-Russia context that contribute to maintaining the current tense situation. Dr Alexander Titov, lecturer at Queen’s University Belfast, indicates that although the degree of Russia's real intentions is still uncertain, it always seemed unlikely it would start a major invasion without a substantial pretext.
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