Every time Vladimir Putin feels greater pressure from the American administration, he gives signs of willingness to concede, but then no substantive change is observed. This is the analysis of João Albuquerque, a specialist in European affairs, on the pattern of behavior of the Russian president.
The specialist comments on the visit of Witkoff and Kushner, American envoys, to Kyiv and Moscow. The visit represented an effort by the American administration to mediate the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.
According to Albuquerque, Putin uses these moments of greater pressure as a strategy for managing the conflict, creating expectations of concession without making significant changes to his positions.
The specialist suggests that the observed pattern indicates a deliberate tactic by the Russian leader to gain time and maintain the situation in a stalemate, without real commitments that alter the status quo.
