– Now what can we talk to them? When they don't suffer tactical, significant defeats on the battlefield? That we are willing to give them time to prepare for the next phase of war? – Podoluk said, as quoted by Ukrainska Pravda portal.
In his opinion, Russia must face global defeat, which means that it cannot dominate global political processes. – What is global failure? The Russian Federation can no longer dominate the global political process not only in Europe, but in general. The Russian Federation will not have the funds for this, cannot exercise this or that right, for example, the UN. Veto power in the Security Council does not have the support of many authoritarian countries. Considered as the defeated country in the war.
Pole puts three or four conditions
He noted that three conditions must be met. – The first is Russia's tactical defeat in Ukraine. The second is the effective operation of economic sanctions when European companies finally leave the markets of the Russian Federation. The third element was the beginning of experiments in Russia, which in the summer of 2023 provoked a rebellion by Prigozhin. An adviser to President Volodymyr Zelensky said that we could see a significant internal social conflict in the Russian Federation.
He added that a necessary condition for the start of negotiations is Russia's voluntary abandonment of its nuclear weapons.
Podolak insisted that the goal of the Russian Federation remains the same “as long as Putin's company exists,” the complete destruction of Ukraine, the Ukrainian state and Ukrainian citizens.