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Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
St. Petersburg, June 19 (Xinhua) — Russia wants the conflict in Ukraine to end as soon as possible and is ready to continue settlement talks that began in Istanbul in 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin said during a meeting with heads of international news agencies on the sidelines of the 28th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, which is being held in St. Petersburg from June 18 to 21.
“In 2022, it seems strange, but we agreed on everything with them. Do you understand? The draft agreement was prepared. It touched on denazification issues, and territorial issues. We found formulations that generally suited both us and Ukraine. No, then those who want to increase defense spending now came: in Europe and overseas. They said – no need. We need to defeat Russia on the battlefield. Everything we agreed on was thrown in the trash. And that’s it. And we began to achieve this wonderful goal,” V. Putin said.
“And now the situation is: no, you know, let’s negotiate. Let’s do it. But let’s open these packages and negotiate. But we can’t sit there day and night for a whole year. Therefore, we are ready to continue these negotiations,” the Russian president noted.
According to him, it is necessary not only to end the Ukrainian conflict in its current form, but to find a solution for the long-term historical perspective.
“We need to find a solution that would not only put an end to today’s conflict, but would create conditions for the non-recurrence of such situations over a long historical period,” the Russian leader emphasized. –0–