China about Russia's conversations: One of the topics of the meeting USA and Russia in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, is to be Preparation for negotiating the end of the war in Ukraine. A spokesman for the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Guo Jiakun emphasized that China They apply positively to peace efforts. – We are happy with all efforts to peaceincluding the consensus achieved by the US and Russia regarding peace conversations – said quoted by Pravda.com. Jiakun added that China hope that all interested parties will join the negotiationsBut He said nothing straight about Ukraine. He explained that Beijing always believed that dialogue and negotiations were the only way to solve the crisis.
US-Russia talks: On Tuesday, February 18, in the capital of Saudi Arabia, talks began in which the American direction is represented by: Secretary of State Marco RubioNational Security Advisor Mike Waltz and the messenger to the Middle East, Steve Witkoff. In turn, representatives of Russia are the Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergei Lavrov and adviser W³adimir Putin Yuri Ruszakow. It is worth emphasizing that at the meeting Representatives of Ukraine will not appear. As we wrote earlier, Wołodymyr Zelanski announced that The findings “About Ukraine, without Ukraine” will not be recognized.
What are the reactions? As the Institute of War Studies emphasized, Russia uses conversations and wants to stick another wedge between the US and Europe. Ukrainian parliamentarians pointed out that USA “negotiate with terrorists”. Elon Musk He wrote about the head of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs that “this is what competent leadership looks like”. The Telegraph journalists said that Donald Trump's demands towards Ukraine mean “its colonization forever”.
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Sources: Pravda.com, Gazeta.pl