Why negotiations with Putin are futile

From UNIAN:

""It's not working": A diplomat explained why it's futile to hope for negotiations with Putin 

Oleg Davygora, 11/13/25 

Negotiations with Russian leader Vladimir Putin will yield no results – he can only be persuaded by force, not persuasion. This opinion was expressed by diplomat and former Ukrainian Foreign Minister Volodymyr Ohryzko on Kyiv24. 

According to him, dialogue with a state waging a war of annihilation has no practical value. 

"Sometimes I wonder if this is subtle trolling on the part of some of our security partners, including the Americans, or if it's sheer ignorance. Let's imagine Zelenskyy and Putin sitting down at the negotiating table – is that some kind of major victory? Absolutely not," he said. 

The expert also emphasized that even if the Ukrainian and Russian leaders sat down at the same table, it "wouldn't change anything," as Putin cannot be persuaded to stop his aggression. 

"He can only be forced to do what the civilized world wants, not persuaded to please stop committing these atrocities. That won't work," Ohryzko emphasized." 

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The same thing has been repeatedly pointed out by Israelis and their supporters - that it is to no avail to try to negotiate with people who are out to murder you; but nevertheless, the world keeps pushing both Israel and Ukraine into negotiations with, and concessions to, their genocidal enemies.