The announcement of Vladimir Putin one day after the Kremlin assured that Russia will continue the War in Ukraine
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The Russian president talks about peace, writes Reuters, while the Kremlin announces that the war will continue.
Vladimir Putin said Monday that the agreements approved at the summit with US President Donald Trump, in August, open the way for finding a solution to the Ukrainian crisis.
“In this regard, we greatly appreciate the efforts and proposals of China and India meant to facilitate the settlement of the crisis in Ukraine,” Russian president at the Shanghai cooperation organization forum, which took place in Tianjin.
“I would also like to mention that the agreements that have reached the recent meeting between Russia and the USA in Alaska will contribute, to the achievement of this goal,” he stressed.
The Russian President's statement comes 24 hours after the Kremlin claimed that the European powers prevent Donald Trump's efforts to achieve peace in Ukraine and that Russia will continue its operations in Ukraine until Moscow will see real signs that Kiev is prepared for peace.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskov told the Russian official press that the “European War Party” continues to prevent US and Russia's efforts in Ukraine.
The Kremlin claims that Europe prevents Trump's peace efforts in Ukraine. “So, we will continue the special military operation”
“We are ready to solve the problem by political and diplomatic means,” Peskov said. “But so far we do not see reciprocity from Kiev in this regard. So we will continue the special military operation,” he added, using the term used by Russia in relation to the war that he triggered in Ukraine.
The Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov said on Friday that the Russian army accelerated its advance rate in Ukraine and took control of 600-700 square km per month, compared to 300-400 square km at the beginning of the year.
The Alaska summit has generated a series of confident statements, especially from the US, but no concrete results.
Despite Trump's optimism, who spoke about the organization of a summit with Volodimir Zelenski and Putin, the Russian side avoided confirming such a meeting.
Moscow also refused to make concessions and supported its maximalist requests.
