Not ‘a ton of optimism’ Putin wants Ukraine peace, Canadian official says
Global News
International efforts to bring a negotiated end to the war have crumbled, with Putin showing no willingness to order a ceasefire or enter peace talks.
A Global Affairs Canada official tasked with leading Ottawa’s response to the war in Ukraine said Tuesday she doesn’t have “a ton of optimism” about Russian President Vladimir Putin’s willingness to make peace, underscoring the need to keep supporting Kyiv and putting pressure on Moscow.
Jocelyn Kinnear, director general of the Ukraine Task Force, told MPs at the House of Commons foreign affairs committee that Ukraine’s resiliency continues to give her hope as the war approaches its fourth anniversary with no end in sight.
“That’s where I draw my optimism from,” she said.
“I don’t have a ton of optimism about President Putin. But I do think that we all need to be determined in exerting whatever pressure we can to bring him to the negotiating table and to bring an end to the war.”
International efforts led by U.S. President Donald Trump to bring a negotiated end to the war have crumbled, with Putin showing no willingness to order an end to Russia’s unrelenting missile and drone attacks on Ukraine.
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