Sir Tony said: “Ukraine has repeatedly said there is no willingness on their side, no way for talks with Russia until Russia withdraws from the territory they occupy.”
However, he added that “if the war stays deadlocked,” the likelihood of peace talks grows.
When pressed on why President Putin would negotiate, Sir Tony explained: “Frankly, he has lost the war in terms of his original ambitions, basically absorbing Ukraine into Russia.
“He is stuck and making no progress in his second aim which is occupying the Donbas, and the east.
source: express.co.uk