“On December 16, Vasyl Nebenzya, the permanent representative of the Russian Federation at the UN, said that Russia does not accept any scenarios of freezing the war, and Moscow considers Zelensky’s peace initiatives an attempt to buy time to strengthen the fight against Russia.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
On December 16, Vasyl Nebenzya, the permanent representative of the Russian Federation at the UN, said that Russia does not accept any scenarios of freezing the war, and Moscow considers Zelensky’s peace initiatives an attempt to buy time to strengthen the fight against Russia.
Source: meeting of the UN Security Council
Details: Speaking at the meeting of the Security Council, Nebenzya said that any scenarios of freezing the war, which were discussed during the meeting of the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi with Donald Trump and Emmanuel Macron, are unacceptable for the Kremlin.
In addition, Nebenzya said that Zelenskyi’s peace initiatives are “an attempt to buy time to strengthen the fight against Russia and receive new military aid.” According to him, Russia is ready for negotiations, but only with those who are ready to “accept reality and end the war.”
Prehistory:
- President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy called the meeting with the President of France Emmanuel Macron and Trump productive and said that they all want to end the war in Ukraine as soon as possible and fairly.
- On December 8, the newly elected US President Donald Trump said that Zelensky and Ukraine would like to make a deal and stop the madness.
- On December 12, the Head of the President’s Office, Andrii Yermak, said in an interview that Ukraine is not yet ready for the negotiation process with Russia due to a lack of weapons, an invitation to NATO membership, and clear security guarantees.
- On December 16, Donald Trump’s nominee for the position of national security adviser to the president, Mike Waltz, said that the Trump team is studying possible ways to end Russia’s war against Ukraine so that it does not resume in the future.