Vladimir Putin hasn’t made «a single concession» with respect to ending his war against Ukraine, retired Gen. Jack Keane said.
A Fox News analyst pointed out on Monday that Russian President Vladimir Putin hasn’t made «a single concession» with respect to ending his ongoing war against Ukraine.
Retired General Jack Keane made the observation during an interview on Fox News, where he frequently appears as a national security analyst. Keane is also the chairman of the Institute for the Study of War.
Newsweek reached out to the Kremlin for comment via telephone outside regular business hours.Why It Matters
Keane’s comments came shortly after Trump met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House to discuss the status of the U.S.’s ongoing effort to broker an end to the Russia-Ukraine war, which Putin launched in 2022 without provocation.
Trump hosted Putin for a summit at a U.S. military base in Alaska on Friday, in which he tilted toward Putin’s demands that Ukraine make concessions over land seized by Russia. Trump had previously suggested the possibility of «land swaps» between Russia and Ukraine, though Putin has not offered to give up any Russian land as part of a deal.What To Know
«We’d like to see this thing go forward and get this process moving in the right direction», Keane said, referring to President Donald Trump’s efforts to broker a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine as the war between the two countries continues grinding on. Putin launched the war in February 2022, when he invaded Ukraine without provocation.
Keane went on to note, however, that «we do have a person on the other side who, up to now, hasn’t made a single concession of any consequence.»
«And that’s the reality that President Trump, Zelensky and the Europeans are dealing with», he added.
Zelensky came to the White House flanked by European leaders and his Monday meeting with Trump came nearly six months after his first disastrous Oval Office visit of Trump’s second term.
