War Russia-Ukraine, Kremlin: Moscow remains open to talks with Kiev
There Russia remains open to negotiations with theUkrainewhich are now impossible due to the fact that Kiev has forbidden contact with Fly by decree. This was stated by the spokesman of the Russian presidency, Dmitry Peskov. This was reported by the rssa agency Ria Novosti.
War Russia Ukraine, the Kremlin does not comment on the “US contacts” in favor of dialogue
The spokesman for the Russian presidency, Dmitry Peskovdid not want to comment on the indiscretion that there were direct contacts between Fly And Washington about Ukraine, nor the negotiations that the US would have started with Kiev to encourage dialogue with Russia: Peskov said he did not know whether it was real news or speculation.
According to Wall Street Journal, there have been contacts in recent months between National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan and Russian Presidential Assistant for International Affairs, Yuri Ushakov, and the Secretary of the Russian Security Council, Nikolai Patrushev. “We have nothing to say. Ask the newspaper or the White House,” Peskov cut short.
The Washington Post instead argued that the Biden administration is confidentially asking the Ukrainian leadership to show openness to negotiations with Russia: “We do not know if this is true or not, because I repeat, there are also truthful reports, but above all reports that they are speculation or lies. So we don’t comment without being sure, “Peskov said.
Ukraine nationalizes strategic companies “for war effort”
L’Ukraine has nationalized some “strategically important” companies to deal with his war effort. This was announced by Oleksiy Danilov, secretary of the National Council for Security and Defense of Ukraine, as reported by local media, specifying that control of the companies – now classified as ‘military property’ – passes to the Kiev Ministry of Defense.
After martial law ends, Danilov explained, companies can either be returned or their owners reimbursed. The companies in question are ‘Motor Sich’, ‘Ukrnafta’ and three other companies.
War in Ukraine, Podolyak: “We will negotiate with the next Russian leader”
“Ukraine has never refused to negotiate.” She reiterated it Mykahilo Podolyakadvisor to the Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyafter the Kremlin spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, argued that Russia remains “open” to negotiations with Ukraine, denouncing that the obstacle to starting negotiations is Kiev’s refusal to sit at the table.
“Our position” on the negotiations is “known”, reiterated Podolyak, stressing that first the Russian troops must withdraw from Ukraine and “then everything else comes”. “Is Putin ready? Obviously not – he added – Therefore we are constructive in our assessment: we will speak with the next leader of the Russian Federation”.
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