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  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan encouraged Vladimir Putin to get behind "a fair solution" amid calls for talks to end the war in Ukraine.
  The Kremlin indicated that it is not ready to budge on its stated conditions for halting the conflict, even though Russia's military has had many setbacks in recent weeks and does not appear anywhere close to achieving a decisive victory against Ukraine's forces.
  The Kremlin's account of Putin's call with Erdogan said: "In view of President Erdogan's offer for Turkey to mediate a political settlement to the conflict, Vladimir Putin again reaffirmed that Russia is open to a serious dialogue-under the condition that the Kyiv authorities meet the clear demands that have been repeatedly laid out, and recognize the new territorial realities."
  
  
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context: How does Putin expect to win? I’m genuinely curious at this point. I don’t think they’ve gained any ground in 6 months, constantly losing troops and equipment. The enemy is increasingly better trained, equipped, and motivated as the war continues.
  Even with his terror campaign on civilians and infrastructure, Ukraine remains determined.
  I just don’t see his end game. >
  
  At this point, just giving up without any gains means his ouster and likely death so it's keep it going or nothing. As far as how he hopes to achieve that, the best case scenario for Russia is that Western countries stop funding Ukraine's defense through a combination of fatigue and a global recession that makes constantly sending out billions in aid far less palatable to those countries and their people. Ukraine is heavily dependent on Western aid. That happens and Russia manages to get the upper hand then Ukraine may see themselves backed into a corner where they don't have too much choice except to concede some territory or face millions of deaths.
  I'd say that's probably really unlikely but represents Putin's best case scenario. >
  
  Putin and his gang didn't get to where they are by playing fair. Dirty is all they know. >
  
  Erdogan is no different. >
  
  And so here we are, Erdogone "pushes" Putin to do what exactly? What is this "vision for a fair solution"? It's all intentionally non-specific and not credible. The only thing they pushed were their egos in a publicity stunt. >
  
  This is the best tl;dr I could make, original reduced by 72%. (I'm a bot)
  
  
  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan encouraged Vladimir Putin to get behind "a fair solution" amid calls for talks to end the war in Ukraine.
  The Kremlin indicated that it is not ready to budge on its stated conditions for halting the conflict, even though Russia's military has had many setbacks in recent weeks and does not appear anywhere close to achieving a decisive victory against Ukraine's forces.
  The Kremlin's account of Putin's call with Erdogan said: "In view of President Erdogan's offer for Turkey to mediate a political settlement to the conflict, Vladimir Putin again reaffirmed that Russia is open to a serious dialogue-under the condition that the Kyiv authorities meet the clear demands that have been repeatedly laid out, and recognize the new territorial realities."
  
  
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  This is the best tl;dr I could make, original reduced by 72%. (I'm a bot)
  
  
  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan encouraged Vladimir Putin to get behind "a fair solution" amid calls for talks to end the war in Ukraine.
  The Kremlin indicated that it is not ready to budge on its stated conditions for halting the conflict, even though Russia's military has had many setbacks in recent weeks and does not appear anywhere close to achieving a decisive victory against Ukraine's forces.
  The Kremlin's account of Putin's call with Erdogan said: "In view of President Erdogan's offer for Turkey to mediate a political settlement to the conflict, Vladimir Putin again reaffirmed that Russia is open to a serious dialogue-under the condition that the Kyiv authorities meet the clear demands that have been repeatedly laid out, and recognize the new territorial realities."
  
  
  Extended Summary | FAQ | Feedback | Top keywords: Russia^#1 Ukraine^#2 demands^#3 war^#4 President^#5