According to Russia’s state news agency, TASS, Putin addressed a group of servicemen in the northern port of Murmansk, making several arrangements for a peace process to end the three-year war that Moscow started in February 2022.
According to TASS, one of Putin’s suggestions was to call for new elections in Ukraine and the “signing of key agreements” once the nation becomes under international control.
According to Putin, “in principle, a temporary administration could be established in Ukraine under the auspices of the UN, the United States, the European Union, and our partners.”
“This would be to hold free elections, elect a capable government with the support of the people, and then strike up discussions with them about a peace treaty,” Putin said.
He declared, “We are for peacefully resolving all these issues.” He continued, “With removing the original causes that caused the current situation.”
Putin added that Russia’s ally Pyongyang and other nations should play a role in the peace process besides the US and Russia.
Putin said that the People’s Republic of China, India, Brazil, South Africa, and all of the BRICS nations are included.
He continued, “And many others, including the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea,” while referring to North Korea’s official name.
More than 3, 000 new troops have been dispatched by Pyongyang to Ukraine’s military, up from 11, 000 sent last year, with the latter reportedly resulting in catastrophic casualties from fighting with the army of Ukraine, according to South Korea’s military.
Putin added that despite “acting inconsistently and constantly trying to fool us,” he was also ready to work with Europe.
“But it’s fine because we’ve already gotten used to it. According to TASS, he said, “I hope we won’t make any mistakes because we have too much trust with our so-called partners.”
Donald Trump, the US president, praised the Russian leader as “sincerely wishing for the end of this conflict.”
Putin’s comments come after Russian, Ukrainian, and US officials held separate talks in Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh this week to secure a temporary ceasefire.
The US claims that Kyiv and Moscow agreed to stop conducting military exercises on Black Sea vessels, but they have since been accused of not taking the peace talks seriously.
Following the agreement, Ukraine accused Russia of conducting a nightly drone attack on Mykolaiv, which Volodymyr Zelenskyy called a “clear signal to the entire world that Moscow is not going to pursue real peace.”
In contravention of an agreement to not attack other people’s power facilities, Russia also accused Ukraine of attacking a gas storage facility and a power installation in Russian-held territory.
Source: Aljazeera
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