John Bolton: ‘A Ceasefire Is Dangerous for Ukraine’

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BOLTON: “Well, I guess I’d say two things there. I’m told that the White House, and the president in particular is already saying he doesn’t think there’s going to be a ceasefire coming out of the meeting as part of the continual lowering of expectations. But, you know, a ceasefire doesn’t occur just when you snap your fingers. It takes time to negotiate, and that alone would buy Putin more time. And I think, more fundamentally, I think a ceasefire is dangerous for Ukraine. And in fact, we could be surprised that, given all the problems Putin has had with his military, the terrible losses they’ve taken, he could accept the ceasefire and could make good use of it if the ceasefire line is along the present battlefront, because the longer that ceasefire lasts with that line in place, the more likely it becomes the new Russian-Ukrainian border, which would be a substantial win diplomatically for Putin.”