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Putin Extends an Olive Branch, But More De-Escalation Still Needed

RUSSIA
  • As noted yesterday, the pivot point for the crisis has been military drills and whether Putin chooses to escalate or de-escalate by honouring his promises to pull back troops
  • this is an olive branch from Putin following a number of interesting comments yesterday that pointed to early signs of Russia de-escalating and returning to the negotiations table
  • Lavrov in particular made a few key remarks about returning to negotiation and potential avenues for cooperation - having made the West rethink its security situation in Europe, which Russia views as a key win
  • the situation is not over, however, with talks needing to go ahead and more troops on Ukraine's borders to be sent home after the end of the drills on Feb 20
MNI London Bureau | +44 020-3983-7894 | murray.nichol@marketnews.com
MNI London Bureau | +44 020-3983-7894 | murray.nichol@marketnews.com

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