Putin won't take peace with Ukraine without restoring empire, former Defense Secretary Gates says

Putin won’t accept peace unless Russian empire is restored, says US ex-defense secretary Gates

The former Pentagon chief says Putin is “tapping along” Trump and remains fixated on maximalist war objectives.

Robert Gates: Putin ‘Wants to Recreate Russian Empire’

Former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates warned on Friday that Russian President Vladimir Putin will not end his aggression into Ukraine until he “recreates the Russian Empire.” Speaking with Margaret Brennan on “Face the Nation,” Gates, who served as Defense secretary under Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama, said that despite the recent ceasefire discussions, Putin won’t stop until Ukraine is part of Russia. President Donald Trump has …

Robert Gates: Putin 'Wants to Recreate Russian Empire'

Former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates warns that Russian President Vladimir Putin will not end his aggression into Ukraine until he recreates the Russian Empire.

Putin won't take peace with Ukraine without restoring empire, former Defense Secretary Gates says

"Putin feels that he has a destiny to recreate the Russian Empire," former Defense Secretary Robert Gates told "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan."

But he said: “If Putin's tanks were not stuck in the swamp...”. He does not exist for me as a man or as a politician. You can write for a long time, discussing with this red-haired golfer - a connoisseur of history, about the “victory” of the United States in the Second World War, but if not for the millions of dead Ukrainians, Belarusians, Russians, Armenians, Georgians, Uzbeks, Yakut, Tajiks, Azerbaijanis and others in key battles on the terri…

Why Putin Won't Talk: He Wants Surrender, Not Peace

Putin avoids peace talks because war serves him best.