Ukrainian Minister of Foreign Affairs Dmytro KuĊeba during the peace summit in Switzerland talked to journalists. In one of the answers to the question he mentioned that the government in Kiev understands that There will come a time when you will need to talk to Russia.
– However, our position is very clear: We will not allow Russia to speak the language of ultimatumswhich he speaks now – concluded the head of the ministry.
Ukraine-Russia talks. They won't happen anytime soon
KuĊeba also added that the last one Putin's ultimatum “did not raise any hope at the summitbecause everyone understands that it was done for one simple purpose – to create some kind of PR wave.”
This is a reference to Friday's statement from the Kremlin – Vladimir Putin during the speech of the President of Russia before representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, he stated that the Russian army would cease fire if Ukrainian troops will withdraw from the territories occupied by Russia, and Kiev will undertake not to join NATO.
Then, Mykhailo Podolak, an adviser to the head of President Zelensky's office, admitted that “there is no way to find a compromise between Putin's statement and Ukraine's position,” and these words “have no connection with the negotiation process.”
US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan spoke in a similar tone – he emphasized that Putin's offer is contrary to the United Nations Charter and “offends fundamental morality and ordinary common sense.”
Peace summit in Switzerland. “Success”
The topic of possible negotiations between Russia and Ukraine came up during the weekend peace summit in Switzerland. More than 90 countries and international organizations took part in it. In the final statement, adopted by the vast majority of the event participants, it was noted that “the basis for achieving a comprehensive, just and lasting peace in Ukraine must be “respect for territorial integrity and its sovereignty.
President Volodymyr Zelensky concluded that meeting “was a great success for Ukraine and all partners”, however, he added that Russia – which was not invited – “is not ready for a just peace.” In his opinion, this is confirmed by Putin's statement on Friday.
– Actually, almost everyone (conference participants – ed.) said that with this one message Putin told the whole world that everything he said earlier about his real desire to end the war was true. has been multiplied by zero – noted the leader.
Sources: Ukrainian Pravda, Interfax
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