MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin stated in an interview that was aired on Sunday that Russia is willing to dialogue with all parties involved in the conflict in Ukraine. But Kyiv and its Western backers have so far declined to do so.
The most deadliest conflict in Europe since World War Two and the largest standoff between Moscow and the West since the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis were both precipitated by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on February 24.
The war still has a ways to go until it is over.
Kiev claims it won’t stop until Russian soldier is removed from its land, including Crimea, which Russia annexed in 2014. The Kremlin asserts that it will fight until all of its goals are realised.
Putin said in the interview with state channel Rossiya 1, “We are willing to speak with everyone involved about solutions. But that is up to them – we are not the ones refusing to negotiate, they are.”
While most hostilities are resolved through discussion, CIA Director William Burns stated in an interview that was released this month. And the agency believed that Russia was not yet serious about a true dialogue to end the war.
Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s advisor claimed that Putin should face reality and admit that it was Russia that opposed to any dialogue.
Mykhailo Podolyak wrote on Twitter that “Russia attacked Ukraine on its own and is killing citizens.” “Russia seeks to evade accountability but doesn’t want negotiations.”
“No other option”
Because the West, led by the United States, was attempting to split Russia apart, Putin claimed that Russia was moving in the “correct way” in Ukraine. Washington contests that it is planning for Russia to fall.
I think we are acting appropriately; I think we are protecting our people’s, our citizens’, and our nation’s interests. And we are compelled to safeguard our countrymen,” stated Putin.
Upon being questioned about whether the geopolitical war with the West was getting more hazardous, Putin responded, “I don’t think it’s very dangerous.”
Putin said that the Maidan Revolution rallies in 2014, which toppled a pro-Russian president, were the catalyst for the start of the conflict in Ukraine.
Soon after the uprising, Russia annexed Crimea from Ukraine. And separatist groups backed by Russia started battling Ukrainian security forces in the east of the country.
The basic issue here, according to Putin, is the opponents’ geopolitical strategy of tearing apart ancient Russia.
Putin portrays what he refers to as a “special military operation” in Ukraine as a turning point when Moscow, he claims, finally faced up to a Western bloc that has been trying to destroy it ever since the Soviet Union’s dissolution in 1991.
Putin, according to Ukraine and the West, lacks legitimacy for what they describe as an occupying war in the manner of imperialism. This has caused pain and fatalities throughout Ukraine.
Vladimir Putin called Russia “special country” and asserted that the vast majority of its citizens shared desire to protect it.
There is nothing special for me here, according to the vast majority of our citizens. The 99.9% are willing to sacrifice everything for the sake of the Motherland, Putin stated.
