Current location:business >>
Peace talks sans Russia absurd: Kremlin
business5523People have gathered around
IntroductionThe Kremlin said on Monday that the idea of holding peace talks without Russia was ridiculous, after ...
The Kremlin said on Monday that the idea of holding peace talks without Russia was ridiculous, after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he hoped to hold a spring summit in Switzerland to discuss his peace vision with Kyiv's allies.
"We have repeatedly said that this is a strange format, to say the least, because certain peace plans are being implemented without the participation of Russia, which in itself is frivolous and even laughable," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters.
The remarks were made after Zelensky's chief of staff Andriy Yermak said on Sunday that a blueprint from the summit in Switzerland could be handed to Russia at a later date.
Moscow has repeatedly said it is open to talks, but that these must recognize the "new realities on the ground". Ukraine demands the restoration of its territorial integrity and a full withdrawal of Russian forces.
At a gathering of nearly 20 European leaders in Paris on Monday, French President Emmanuel Macron said the consensus among European leaders was that more efforts are needed to help Ukraine financially and militarily.
"There is no consensus at this stage … to send troops on the ground," Macron told reporters. "Nothing should be excluded. We will do everything that we must so that Russia does not win."
Macron invited his European counterparts to the Elysee Palace for a hastily arranged meeting to discuss how to ramp up ammunition supplies to Ukraine amid what his advisers say is an escalation in the Russian offensive over the past few weeks.
"We all agree we don't want to go to war with the Russian people, but we're determined to keep escalation under control," said Macron, adding that the meeting was meant to see how to "do more in terms of military support and budget support".
Addressing the leaders via video link, Zelensky backed Macron's warning about an escalation of the conflict. He warned earlier on Sunday that Russia was preparing for a new offensive starting in late May or summer, but Kyiv has a clear battlefield plan of its own.
As the conflict now enters its third year, Ukraine has suffered setbacks on eastern battlefields, with its generals complaining of shortages of arms and soldiers.
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said on Monday that several NATO and European Union members are considering sending soldiers to Ukraine on a bilateral basis.
Fico offered no details and other European leaders did not immediately comment on his remarks.
He said this ahead of a meeting of European leaders in Paris on Monday. "I will limit myself to say that these (in preparation for the Paris meeting) imply a number of NATO and EU member states are considering that they will send their troops to Ukraine on a bilateral basis," Fico said after a meeting of Slovakia's security council.
NATO made no immediate comments on Fico's remarks, and Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala said his country "certainly is not preparing to send any soldiers to Ukraine".
Tags:
Reprint:Friends are welcome to share on the Internet, but please indicate the source of the article when reprinting it.“Culture Cross news portal”。http://monaco.izmirambar.net/html-06b899946.html
Related articles
Bella Hadid goes braless in a thigh
businessShe is one of America's most recognisable fashion models.And Bella Hadid continued to show why she i ...
【business】
Read moreMinisters told to redraw green plans after High Court rules UK's current net zero strategy unlawful
businessThe UK will have to come up with a new strategy to reach net zero after a High Court judge ruled the ...
【business】
Read moreRockies lead from start to finish for the first time this year in 3
businessPITTSBURGH (AP) — Ryan McMahon homered into the Allegheny River, Cal Quantrill pitched into the eigh ...
【business】
Read more
Popular articles
- Independent UN experts urge Yemen’s Houthis to free detained Baha'i followers
- Jordan Spieth got elbowed back in the fairway, but missed cut at hometown Nelson
- Judge says gun found in car of Myon Burrell, sentenced to life as teen, can be evidence in new case
- Canadian police make 3 arrests in Sikh separatist's slaying that sparked a spat with India
- Baby Reindeer's real
- Twins stretch win streak to 11 with 5
Latest articles
Sweden beats France, Britain relegated after losing to Norway at hockey worlds
Mets moving struggling starter Houser to bullpen
Miami Dolphins agree to sign Odell Beckham Jr., AP source says
Power blackouts hit Tanzania as Cyclone Hidaya intensifies
I was 'brokefished' by my friend for £400
Deadly news helicopter crash likely caused by shaky inspections, leading to loose parts, feds say
LINKS
- Sickening moment father made his six
- Scottish government survives vote of no confidence
- Chinese vice president meets Argentine foreign minister
- What defines a heartbeat? Judge hears arguments in South Carolina abortion case
- Maryland officials release timeline, cost estimate, for rebuilding bridge
- Pennsylvania nurse who gave patients lethal or possibly lethal insulin doses gets life in prison
- Russia is violating UN limits on petroleum shipments to North Korea, the White House says
- China's energy storage capacity expands to support low
- Hamas says to halt Gaza ceasefire negotiations if Israel attacks Rafah
- China's services trade reports rapid growth, travel services boom in Q1