U.S. and U.K. Split With France and Claim There is No Exit Ramp for Putin
The US and UK are eyeing the complete defeat of Russia in Ukraine.
Breaking with other NATO members that prefer a negotiated settlement, an American official stated the war ends with the “defeat” of Russia and a high-level British official said Russian President Vladimir Putin “must lose.”
Speaking to an Italian outlet, UK Foreign Minister Liz Truss said Russia must be defeated in Ukraine, and there were no exit ramps for Putin.
“Putin must lose in Ukraine, and we must see its sovereignty and territorial integrity restored.” She added, “working with all of Europe to help the Ukrainians prevail.”
The comments by Truss were in response to French President Emmanual Macron suggesting the West could end the war by making compromises with Moscow.
“We will have to do this with Ukraine and Russia around the table. The end of the discussion and the negotiation will be set by Ukraine and Russia.
But it will not be done in denial, nor in exclusion of each other, nor even in humiliation,” Macron said.
Along with Paris, Germany and Italy are pushing for a diplomatic over a military resolution.
