“The head of the Kremlin, Vladimir Putin, said that Russia supposedly prefers a diplomatic settlement of the war, but if Ukraine and its partners refuse to “talk on the merits”, Moscow is ready to continue to seize territories by military means.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
Illustrative photo: Getty Images Source: Putin during the collegium of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, “RIA Novosti”
Details: Putin repeated the thesis of “eliminating the root cause of the conflict” through diplomacy, but at the same time declared that Russia “will seek the liberation of its historical lands” by force. He also once again voiced his intention to create and expand the so-called “security buffer zone”.
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Direct speech: “We would prefer to do this and eliminate the root cause of the conflict with the help of diplomacy. If the opposing country and its foreign patrons refuse to talk on the merits, Russia will succeed in liberating its historical lands by military means. The task of creating and expanding the security buffer zone will also be consistently solved.”
What preceded:
- November 27, Putin statedthat “the hostilities in Ukraine will stop when the Armed Forces of Ukraine leave the territories occupied by them in the Donbas.”
- Also a Russian leader statedwho sees the point of negotiating the end of the war in Ukraine not with its president Volodymyr Zelenskyi, but with “main international players”.
- In addition, he saidthat the legal recognition of Crimea, Donetsk and Luhansk regions as territories of the Russian Federation should become one of the key issues in the negotiations with the USA.
- Minister of Foreign Affairs of France Jean-Noel Barro convincedthat the end of the war in Ukraine is a very real scenario, but the main obstacle remains the imperial ambitions of Russian dictator Vladimir Putin.
- On December 1, Putin allegedly visited one of the control points of the Russian army and announced the intention to create a “security zone” along the border with Ukraine. Andriy Kovalenko, the head of the Central Security Service of the NSDC, said that the Russians will make many attempts to put pressure on the front in the coming weeks and will accompany it with loud statements. He also denied that the Russians had captured Vovchansk.
- On December 2, Russian leader Vladimir Putin said that if Europe “wants to start a war with us and starts it, we are ready for it”.
- December 11, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Serhiy Lavrov statedthat his country does not plan to attack Europe and is ready to “fix it in writing”.
We will remind:
- In May, the ruler of Russia, Vladimir Putin reported to his government officials via video link about the decision to create a “security buffer zone” along the border with Ukraine.
- In the Ministry of Foreign Affairs notedthat the Kremlin leader’s statements about “buffer zones” only confirm that Russia itself is an obstacle to peace efforts.
- Reuters in August wrotethat Putin is unlikely to agree to US President Donald Trump’s ultimatum to make progress in ending the war in Ukraine, as he maintains confidence in the military strength of the army of Russian invaders.