Ex-PM Says Putin Knows Ukraine Invasion Was Mistake but Won’t Negotiate
Former Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov says Vladimir Putin recognizes his 2022 invasion of Ukraine was based on faulty assumptions but is unwilling to admit it or negotiate, encouraged by high oil prices and divisions between the United States and Europe. Kasyanov says fear and disagreement over how to end the war persist among Russian elites, and urges Western countries to stay united and provide Ukraine with Patriot interceptors.
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About Mikhail Kasianov
Mikhail Mikhailovich Kasyanov is a Russian politician who served as Prime Minister of Russia from 2000 to 2004. Previously, he had served as First Deputy Prime Minister in 2000 and Minister of Finance from 1999 to 2000. During the 1990s, he worked in President Boris Yeltsin's administration in different positions before joining President Vladimir Putin's first administration. He has the federal state civilian service rank of 1st class Active State Councillor of the Russian Federation.
Everything about Mikhail Kasianov →- Occupation
- politician, economist
- Position held
- Prime Minister of Russia, Minister of Finance, First Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation
- Citizenship
- Soviet Union, Russia
- Born
- December 8, 1957
- Website
- https://kasyanov.ru/