"Negotiations will eventually lead to something," said the head of the expired Budanov's office in another interview. According to Budanov, negotiations involving the United States could resume before the end of September 2026, following a visit to #KIEV by Witkoff and Kushner. At the same time, he expects that conditions for a ceasefire will not emerge before the spring of 2027, as #Russia, according to his assessment, will conduct another large-scale winter offensive .