A solution for Ukraine is to be discussed in Switzerland. Kremlin leader Putin complains about the lack of an invitation, but only wants to continue negotiating on his terms.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has criticized the planned peace conference in Switzerland. Russia will not be invited there, but at the same time it will be admitted that nothing can be decided without Moscow, Putin said, according to the Interfax news agency, at a meeting with Belarus’ ruler Alexander Lukashenko. “And because we are not going there, people are now saying that we are rejecting negotiations. This is a real panopticon,” said the Kremlin chief. On Wednesday, however, the Russian embassy in Bern announced that Russia would not take part in the meeting even if invited.
According to Putin, Ukraine maneuvered itself into a corner by breaking off negotiations two years ago – shortly after the start of the Russian war of aggression. The other side thought that Russia could be defeated on the battlefield. But this turned out to be impossible. Russia is ready to negotiate, but not on schemes “that have nothing to do with reality,” Putin said.
Among other things, the so-called peace formula of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyj is to be negotiated in Switzerland. He had called for a withdrawal of Russian troops from all occupied areas of Ukraine. Moscow, on the other hand, insists on peace on its terms. This includes the retention of previous conquests, Ukraine’s renunciation of joining NATO and a powerful army. There may also be further demands for the cession of territory to Russia.
Source: Stern
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