Russian President Vladimir Putin said during an event in the city of Bishkek that reaching an agreement on the war with Ukraine was “inevitable”, state news agency Tass reported on Friday.
The Kremlin chief said that “special military operations”, as the Russians termed it, “should start earlier” in the conflict in the neighboring country, but that he still “waits” for a new agreement under Minsk. The protocols signed in 2015 emerged.
Putin also commented on the new ceiling imposed by the European Union on Russian gas, and said a decree in response to the measure would be issued “in the coming days”. It also threatened to cut off oil and gas supplies to all countries that adopted the rule.
In a long conversation with his fans and allies, the Russian President pointed out that a new prisoner exchange was “possible”, as in the case of basketball player Brittney Griner, and said it was a matter of “talks and a new search”. loyalty”.
Regarding the recent talks between the directors of secret services in Russia, Sergey Naryshkin, and the US William Burns, the president noted that the initiative was taken not by Moscow, but by his American counterpart, Joe Biden.
“Speaking of contacts between the Russian overseas intelligence services and the CIA, it was not our initiative.
These negotiations were initiated by the United States. President Joe Biden suggested that this meeting be held,” he added.
Putin ordered the invasion of Ukraine on February 24 this year, and so far there is no sign that a short-term ceasefire or peace talks are on the horizon.
source: Noticias
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