Kremlin reacts to Zelenskyy’s words on war’s end date: Only on Putin’s terms
Pravda Ukraine
Reacting to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s words that “the war is closer to an end than many people think”, Dmitry Peskov, the spokesperson for the Kremlin leader, said that this is possible only if Vladimir Putin achieves “his goals”.
Source: Russian Interfax service
Quote from Peskov: “You know that any war ends in peace, one way or another. But for us, there is no alternative to achieving our goals.”
Details: Dmitry Peskov says that as soon as these “goals are achieved in one way or another”, the war will be over.
Background:
- Earlier, Zelenskyy said in an interview with ABC News that Russia’s war against Ukraine is “closer to the end” than many people think and called on allies to strengthen Ukrainian forces.
- In June, Putin stated that he was “ready for peace talks”, but for this, Ukraine had to withdraw its troops from all oblasts occupied by Russia that the Kremlin considers to be Russian territory.
- On 22 September, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported the start of his visit to the US, where he intends to present Ukraineʼs Victory Plan to President Joe Biden and other leaders of partner countries.
- Zelenskyy is expected to present a detailed version of the plan to Biden during their meeting in Washington on 26 September.
- Earlier, Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that the Victory Plan is designed for decisions to be made in October-December 2024.
- On the eve of his visit to the US, Zelenskyy said he considered it “terrible” that Biden would not support Ukraine’s Victory Plan, as it would lead to a very long war with a lot of casualties.
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