The Economist Observer: The Russians in Istanbul threatened to fight forever and capture Sumy and Kharkiv region

The head of the Russian delegation in Istanbul, Vladimir Medinsky, declared that the Russian Federation was ready for an endless war against Ukraine, and threatened to seize Sumy and Kharkiv regions.

Source: Oliver Carroll Oliver on Economist Oliver on the social network with reference to information from “credible sources”

Details: The journalist cited the exact words of Medinsky: “We do not want war, but we are ready to fight a year, two, three – no matter how much it takes. We fought with Sweden 21 years. How much are you ready to fight? ..

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Direct Carroll language: “And that’s not all. A well -known source told me that Russia has stated that it would agree to a ceasefire only if Ukraine leaves four” annexed “areas that it does not even control completely. (!) Moscow also threatened to seize two more: Kharkiv and Sumy regions.”

Recall:

• In Istanbul there were peace talks between delegations of Ukraine and the Russian Federation, during which the Russians nominated a number of unacceptable conditions.
• The Minister of Defense of Ukraine Rustem Umerov stated that during the negotiations in Istanbul Ukrainian and Russian delegations discussed the possibility of large -scale exchange of prisoners in the format “thousand per thousand”.
• Sky News reports, citing a source in Ukrainian diplomatic circles that Russia has made requirements that are unrealistic and go far beyond the previously discussed. According to the source, among the requirements of Russia – the withdrawal of troops from its own territories in order to be able to declare a truce.
• The media also reported that the Russians in Istanbul demanded that US representatives did not negotiate with the Ukrainian side.