The Kremlin on Friday said Moscow offensive in Ukraine will continue as it rejected US President Joe Biden terms for talks with Russian leader Vladimir Putin.
What did President Biden say in fact? He said that the negotiations possible “Only after Putin leaves Ukraine,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters, adding that Moscow was “definitely” not ready to accept those terms.
“The special military “The process is continuing,” Peskov said. using The Kremlin term for attack on Ukraine.
During a state visit by French President Emmanuel Macron, Biden said Thursday he was ready to talk to Putin if the Russian leader really wanted to end the fighting.
“I’m ready to talk with Mr. Putin, then in fact There is interest in He decides to search for a way The American leader said.
Peskov on He said Friday that Putin is ready for talks to ensure Russia’s interests are however respected added Washington’s position “complicates” anything possible talks.
The United States does not recognize new regions as part of Russian Federation,” referring to the Ukrainian regions that the Kremlin claims to be annexing.
In September, Moscow held so-called referendums in Four regions of Ukraine – Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhia – and said that residents voted in favor of become topics of Russia.
The United Nations condemned the “attempted illegal annexation.” of Ukrainian land.
Peskov said this before sending troops to Ukraine on On February 24, Putin repeatedly suggested talks with NATO and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe and the United States, but those attempts have proven “failed”.
