“The Russian Army’s Rocket Launcher System in the War Against Ukraine: Updates on the Conflict and International Responses”

MOSCOW – Russia and the West are “in solidarity” to assert the conflict in Ukraine cannot be frozen. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov revealed this in an interview with Russia’s TASS news agency on Wednesday (24/5/2023).

Asked whether Russia was considering postponing the battle, Peskov said Moscow was only considering the option of “completing a special military operation”, meaning securing Russia’s interests and achieving its goals either through the military, or other available means.

The spokesperson noted that it is too early to talk about a peaceful resolution to the Ukrainian conflict, as there are no prerequisites for such an outcome yet.

“It is unlikely that we can talk about real negotiations with any of the representatives of the Kiev authorities at the moment, because (in Ukraine) any negotiations with the Russian Federation are prohibited now,” Peskov said.

Earlier, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said any peace talks regarding the situation in Ukraine cannot aim at freezing the conflict. “Russia must withdraw its troops,” he stressed on the sidelines of the G7 summit on Sunday.

Meanwhile, the United States (US) is reportedly trying to prolong the conflict for years or even decades.

According to news website Politico, US President Joe Biden’s administration has considered freezing the fighting instead of pushing for a Ukrainian victory, with the aim of achieving a situation similar to that between North and South Korea.

“The Korean style shutdown is of course something that has been discussed by experts and analysts inside and outside the government,” a source told the outlet.