Putin has still not achieved a single strategic goal in the war with Ukraine.
According to Kirby, Putin is not ready for negotiations and should not count on them in the near future / REUTERS illustration
After three months of Russia’s full-scale military invasion of the territory of independent Ukraine, the President of the aggressor country, Vladimir Putin, has not yet expressed a desire to peace talks with Kyiv.
This was stated by Pentagon Speaker John Kirby at briefing.
Kirby also noted that Putin has so far not achieved a single strategic goal in the war with Ukraine.
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“He did not take away the sovereignty of Ukraine – on the contrary, he showed the Ukrainians how important independence really is, and they fight for it every day. He did not capture the capital and did not behead the government. He did not capture any large city except Mariupol,” – Kirby explained.
At the same time, according to Kirby, Putin is not ready for negotiations and should not count on them in the near future.
“Putin can do the right thing right here and now: withdraw the troops and sit down at the negotiating table with Zelensky and negotiate in good faith. It doesn’t look like there is any hope of such negotiations right now,” Kirby said.
“Putin has shown no interest in a diplomatic settlement. He has shown that he is ready to continue the war in the Donbass: he continues to build up troops, withdraw equipment, launch airstrikes in the smaller territory of Ukraine,” the Pentagon speaker added.
February 27, 2022 information appeared that Belarus could declare war on Ukraine. There is no official confirmation of the invasion of her army into our territory yet.
On May 26, Italy, Hungary and Cyprus called on the EU to clearly advocate for a ceasefire in Ukraine and peace talks with the aggressor country.
Before Italy proposed a peace planwhich will involve the United Nations, the EU and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe as intermediaries for the initial organization of a local ceasefire.
On May 27, 2022, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba announced that he stressed that the Russian Federation does not demonstrate willingness to negotiatem.
