The Kremlin spokesman said that “the military operation continues”.
The Kremlin on Friday rejected the conditions mentioned the day before by US President Joe Biden, who said he was ready to discuss with Vladimir Putin if the latter withdrew his troops from Ukraine to end the conflict.
On Thursday, Joe Biden said to himself “ready“to speak with Vladimir Putin if the latter”looking for a way to end the war” in Ukraine. He set as first condition a withdrawal of Russian troops. “If so, then in consultation with my French friends and NATO, I would be happy to sit down with Putin to see what he has in mind. He hasn’t done it yet“, he added, during a joint press conference with French President Emmanuel Macron.
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“Biden said de facto that negotiations would be possible only after Putin leaves Ukraine“, which Moscow rejects “Of coursesaid Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov. “The military operation continues“, he added. While rejecting Joe Biden’s terms, Vladimir Putin “is and remains open to contacts and negotiations, which is very importantsaid the Kremlin spokesman.
But the United States does not recognize the annexation of four Ukrainian territories claimed by Moscow in September, which “significantly complicates the search for (common) ground for a possible discussionadded Dmitry Peskov.
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