There is something Putin cares about more than money.
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M. GESSEN
By M. Gessen
Opinion Columnist
Donald Trump wants the war in Ukraine to end. Volodymyr Zelensky wants the war in Ukraine to end. Many other presidents and prime ministers want the war to end. Vladimir Putin is not one of those presidents. The war in Ukraine has become the political, psychological and economic center of Putin’s regime.
The Russian leader sees direct talks with Trump as essential to achieving his ultimate aims in Ukraine.
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When it comes to the leader’s self-appointed mission to restore Russia’s historical greatness, war is more important than money
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The plan would leave Ukraine’s democracy in jeopardy and its sovereignty compromised
Accepting Russia’s illegal land grab in Donetsk and Luhansk would signal to dictators everywhere that violence pays
