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Last week, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov rejected the proposal that reportedly came from President-elect Donald Trump’s team seeking to resolve the conflict in Ukraine, which will cross the four-year mark this coming February.

"Of course, we are not satisfied with the proposals made on behalf of representatives of the president-elect's team to postpone Ukrainian membership in NATO for 20 years, as well as to introduce a peacekeeping contingent of British and European forces to Ukraine," Lavrov said in an interview with TASS, the Russian government’s official news agency.

Lavrov’s statement likely foreshadows the aggressive posture that Russian President Vladimir Putin will assume with Trump regarding Ukraine. Coming to an agreement with Putin, even for such a strong negotiator as Trump, will likely be nearly impossible. Here’s why.

During his annual press conference last month, Putin had all but ruled out making a peace deal with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's government. Responding to a journalist’s question about whether he had any preconditions to beginning negotiations on Ukraine, Putin denied having any pre-requisites. However, when clarifying his answer, Putin stated that Russia would "sign documents" "only with representatives from legitimate authorities."

PUTIN'S 'FOG OF WAR' MISSILE CONFUSES EXPERTS, BUT THAT'S HIS PLAN

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during his annual end-of-year press conference and phone-in in Moscow on Dec. 19, 2024. (Reuters/Maxim Shemetov)

He argued that Zelenskyy and his government were "illegitimate," explaining that "Ukraine’s Constitution does not include provisions for extending presidential authority even in wartime." Zelenskyy’s term indeed expired on May 20. "You know, if someone runs for elections and receives legitimacy, we will talk with any person, including........

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