Ex-CIA station chief warns Putin using talks to gain leverage as Ukraine delegation meets top Trump officials

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Former CIA Moscow station chief warns Russia's strategic objectives haven't changed despite peace talks.

Russian President Vladimir Putin may be using negotiations over the war in Ukraine to gain more favorable positioning on the battlefield and among global leaders, but a former high-ranking CIA official doubts whether Russia is really interested in peace. "Russia's going to continue this war, and their strategic objectives — which is to topple the government of Ukraine — those haven't changed much," said Dan Hoffman on "Fox & Friends Weekend." Hoffman used to serve as the CIA station chief of Moscow, making him the highest-ranking CIA official in Russia at the time.

"Putin likes to talk, he likes to negotiate because he feels like he could influence the United States not to pursue sanctions, further sanctions on Russia, and to hold on giving Ukraine military equipment like Tomahawk missiles," Hoffman said. "But I don't see Russia very interested in negotiating. However, it's still worth pursuing, and good on the Trump administration for trying."

Despite his skepticism, Hoffman emphasized the importance of the meeting between a Ukrainian delegation and United States representatives, including Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, happening in Florida on Sunday. "I think these meetings are really important, not just for the United States and Ukraine to discuss the peace process and the upcoming trip from Special Envoy Witkoff to Russia, but also for the Ukrainians to share battlefield updates, what they're seeing on the ground, how they see the war going and the potential for a future deal in the making," Hoffman said. (Read More)