Inside Putin's mindset: What team Trump can expect from Moscow when negotiating options on Russia-Ukraine war

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

49% : Indeed, in anticipation of and in the aftermath of Western sanctions placed on Moscow, in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Putin has been sanction-proofing Russia's economy and reducing its reliance on foreign, especially Western, technology.CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPPutin's measures included launching an import-substitution program across Russia's manufacturing industries to spur indigenous production, de-dollarization of the Russian sovereign wealth fund and foreign exchange reserves, spearheading BRICS and an initiative aimed at the replacement of the U.S. dollar with an alternative currency as the premier currency of international exchange, and strengthening economic and military relations with non-Western countries both U.S. allies, such as India, and adversaries, such as China, Iran and North Korea.
47% : "Putin signaled that to begin talks, Trump would need to reach out to him first.
37% : Putin added that he is "ready" to speak with Trump "any time," if he wants it".Putin denied that he would be in a weaker position, stating that he has a "different point of view," stating, "I believe that Russia has become much stronger for the past two-three years.
35% : A Russian journalist asked whether it was "feasible" to "simply do a cease-fire at any minute," to "stop the war," making a reference to Trump and his Russia-Ukraine envoy, retired Lieutenant-General Keith Kellogg, who he said talked about ending the war before Trump's inauguration on Jan. 20.Putin responded, "To suspend [combat operations] for a week - it means giving the adversary an opportunity to secure a foothold in his positions.
35% : Responding to an NBC journalist's question about when Putin would meet with Trump and what kind of concessions he would offer, given that he "will be a weaker leader," Putin said, "First of all, I don't know when he and I will meet, because he is not saying anything about that.
34% : Putin is confident that he can drive a hard bargain, even with Trump.
29% : Coming to an agreement with Putin, even for such a strong negotiator as Trump, will likely be nearly impossible.
25% : Lavrov's statement likely foreshadows the aggressive posture that Russian President Vladimir Putin will assume with Trump regarding Ukraine.

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