Political strategist and managing partner of the National Anti-Crisis Group, Taras Zahorodniy, shared his opinions on Espreso TV."As long as Putin remains in power, he will fight, he will try to fight. Resources and capabilities, especially for funding the civilian part of the Russian economy, are increasingly scarce. Hugs at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization mean nothing for Putin because China hasn’t given him anything, essentially nothing he asked for. Well, except for permission to export reindeer, which I don’t think excites Putin much. They are not providing money to cover the budget deficit, which has grown eight times compared to their plans. There are no other concessions from China. To make Putin step down, they supposedly drafted some document under the guise of an unknown memorandum. By the way, the Chinese have not commented on the construction of the 'Power of Siberia' gas pipeline. It’s a note in the style of 'no money, but you hang in there.' When Gazprom talks about a deal, there is actually no deal. China is not against building the pipeline, but it would be at Russia’s expense. How they will manage it is unknown, because there is no money. It is also unclear how they will handle the equipment. So there are many other issues," he said.Taras Zahorodniy noted that the Russian leader Vladimir Putin will stick to his stance on the Russian-Ukrainian war as long as he remains in power.“But as long as Putin is in power, he will maintain his position. He has two fundamental positions that he has publicly stated: one from June 14, 2024, and the other known as the Istanbul Agreements, although no actual agreements existed. It was just a list of Russian demands, and he personally presented these sheets of paper that they drafted in the Kremlin. He spoke for them personally. This means they will not deviate from this line as long as Putin remains in power. So any talk of Putin agreeing to anything beyond what he has already declared, in my view, is pointless,” the political strategist added.On August 31, Russian leader Vladimir Putin began a four-day visit to China at the invitation of Chinese leader Xi Jinping, who invited him to attend a parade marking the anniversary of the end of World War II.