What to expect from Putin next?

American analysts have drawn attention to the fact that members of the dictator's team and Russian propaganda are actively shaping the information background to reject Trump's proposed peace plan.

In fact, the Kremlin is preparing its own people for a scenario in which it is not going to accept any alternatives other than the total occupation of Ukraine.

For example, recently, the first deputy chairman of the Russian State Duma's International Affairs Committee, Alexei Chepa, began publicly demanding that the new plan fully meet all of Moscow's requirements.

Against this background, Andrei Kolesnik, a member of the Russian State Duma Committee on Defense, began to assure Russians that victory in the war was “inevitable.”

Russian state TV channels and military media have been broadcasting similar narratives, including that Russia will only participate in a peace plan that addresses the root causes of the war—implying that Russia is not interested in any peace talks until it has achieved its goals on the battlefield.