A Clare politics professor claims Vladimir Putin has the upper hand over Donald Trump following the recent series of meetings between international leaders.
It comes as the US President has renewed his appeal for an in person meeting between his Russian and Ukranian counterparts, while rowing back on his ability to bring peace to Ukraine.
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The Kremlin has played down the likelihood of a Putin-Zelenskyy summit, but hasn’t ruled out the potential for ‘direct talks’ taking place between the two nations.
Newmarket-on-Fergus native and Professor of Politics at Dublin City University, Donnacha O’Beacháin, says Putin has no interest in negotiating a peace package.
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