WaPo’s Ignatius: Ukrainians ‘Will Be Lucky to Get Their Troops Out of Kursk Across the Border’

BRZEZINSKI David Ignatius so ░░░░░░░░ these peace talks and ░░░░░░░░ talk of a ceasefire ░░░░░░░░ to have left Ukraine ░░░░░░░░ in the wind What ░░░░░░░░ you make of where ░░░░░░░░ Trump stands right now ░░░░░░░░ it pertains to Russia ░░░░░░░░ its choices that they ░░░░░░░░ on the table right ░░░░░░░░ IGNATIUS So Mika we ░░░░░░░░ t know about the ░░░░░░░░ that President Trump is ░░░░░░░░ with Russian President Putin ░░░░░░░░ know that Putin in ░░░░░░░░ public comments after Ukraine ░░░░░░░░ to join the negotiations ░░░░░░░░ to the table were ░░░░░░░░ sharply critical indicating all ░░░░░░░░ things Russia didn t ░░░░░░░░ to do And so ░░░░░░░░ s really important is ░░░░░░░░ the United States has ░░░░░░░░ saying back to Putin ░░░░░░░░ we ve drawn lines ░░░░░░░░ said no you re ░░░░░░░░ to have to allow ░░░░░░░░ sovereignty for Ukraine You ░░░░░░░░ going to have to ░░░░░░░░ ceasefire lines You re ░░░░░░░░ to have to accept ░░░░░░░░ there ll be security ░░░░░░░░ Those are the key ░░░░░░░░ President Trump said last ░░░░░░░░ that he s going ░░░░░░░░ be talking to Putin ░░░░░░░░ Tuesday What s that ░░░░░░░░ going to be like ░░░░░░░░ Trump has offers very ░░░░░░░░ visibility into his conversations ░░░░░░░░ Putin This is something ░░░░░░░░ in the news business ░░░░░░░░ need to push to ░░░░░░░░ out as much as ░░░░░░░░ can about the dialogue ░░░░░░░░ in the final stages ░░░░░░░░ any war you see ░░░░░░░░ side pushing for maximum ░░░░░░░░ of territory So the ░░░░░░░░ push to drive Ukrainian ░░░░░░░░ out of this small ░░░░░░░░ Kursk just over the ░░░░░░░░ border appears to be ░░░░░░░░ As you noted earlier ░░░░░░░░ territory they control has ░░░░░░░░ from 500 square miles ░░░░░░░░ to about 30 and ░░░░░░░░ ll be lucky to ░░░░░░░░ their troops out across ░░░░░░░░ border and not be ░░░░░░░░ and really cut off ░░░░░░░░ we re now entering ░░░░░░░░ week in which we ░░░░░░░░ begin to see more ░░░░░░░░ the actual tradeoffs in ░░░░░░░░ peace agreement are going ░░░░░░░░ look like And we ░░░░░░░░ hear from the Ukrainians ░░░░░░░░ this acceptable to us ░░░░░░░░ ll hear from the ░░░░░░░░ does this defend our ░░░░░░░░ against what they view ░░░░░░░░ an expansionist Russia So ░░░░░░░░ s this process which ░░░░░░░░ Trump has pushed since ░░░░░░░░ campaign wanting to end ░░░░░░░░ war Now we re ░░░░░░░░ getting into the actual ░░░░░░░░