Ukraine’s General Budanov Says Peace With Russia by the End of the Year is ‘Realistic’

by Paul Serran,The Gateway Pundit:

Budanov is polling higher than Zelensky for an eventual election.

After holding the top spy position for over 5 years, General Kirilo Budanov became Head of the Presidential Office after Andriy Yermak was fired in disgrace, under a corruption prosecution.

As Volodymyr Zelensky’s chief of staff, we have been reporting on how Budanov presents a much different take on the peace process than his boss, as you can read inUkrainian Negotiators Divided, With Head of Presidential Office Budanov Leading Faction Who Wants a Quick Peace Agreement ‘While There’s Still Time’: REPORTandTop Kiev Negotiator Budanov Says Russia and Ukraine Are Moving Towards a Peace Deal To End 4-Year War.

Today, Budanov, said he believes that achieving a deal to end the war against ‌Russia by winter was a ‘realistic’ outcome.

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Budanov said that the Ukrainian president has set the goal of achieving a ceasefire as quickly as possible.

“As the Head of the Presidential Office, I will do everything to achieve the…pic.twitter.com/VHeWwWlAaa

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Source: SGT Report