‘Trump admires Putin & would like to have a political system operating similarly to that of Russia’

Ukraine accused Russia of effectively rejecting a US-backed ceasefire proposal, reporting a barrage of strikes on civilian infrastructure hours after Moscow agreed to temporarily pause attacks on energy facilities. Washington was pushing an immediate 30-day ceasefire as a first step towards ending the grinding three-year-old war. But Putin insisted that a comprehensive deal would be contingent on the West halting all military aid and intelligence to Ukraine. For in-depth analysis and a deeper perspective on the relationship of these two strong arm leaders, FRANCE 24’s Eve Irvine welcomes Matthew Wyman, Expert on Russia and former Senior Lecturer in Russian Politics and Teaching Fellow at Keele University.