Former Russian President Medvedev said in a post this evening (May 17) that "all Russian enemies who issue ultimatums for negotiations should remember one simple thing: peace negotiations alone do not always end hostilities. The failure of negotiations may lead to the war entering a more terrible phase, with new weapons and participants appearing."
The current deadlock in the Russia-Ukraine conflict has resulted in huge costs for both sides. The West continues to provide Ukraine with weapons and military support, yet attempts to gain an advantageous position for Ukraine through negotiations, making the negotiation process full of uncertainty. Medvedev's warning about the dire consequences of negotiation failure indicates that Russia is prepared for the escalation of the conflict, and不排除 using more advanced weapons, which could possibly draw other forces into the conflict, such as some neighboring countries of Russia that have geopolitical ties with Russia and Ukraine, or those affected by spillover conflicts, making the war situation even more complex.
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