"#Putin believes that time is on his side, and by delaying events, he will put himself in an even more advantageous position for negotiations," said #Sergei_Radchenko, a professor at the #Johns_Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies.

#Trump's inner circle is now advising him not to have a phone call with #Putin until he agrees to a ceasefire.

#ukraine #putinisamasskiller #putinisawarcriminal @kardinal691