RUSSIA: Russian President Vladimir Putin’s call for an end to the war in Ukraine has been met with a sharp rebuke from the United States, which said the Russian leader had shown “zero” interest in peace negotiations.
“Our goal is not to spin the flywheel of military conflict but, on the contrary, to end this war,” Putin said on Thursday.
“We will strive for an end to this and the sooner the better, of course,” he said.
“All armed conflicts end one way or another with some kind of negotiations on the diplomatic track,” he added.
“Sooner or later, any parties in a state of conflict sit down and make an agreement. The sooner this realisation comes to those who oppose us, the better. We have never given up on this.”
Putin’s comments came as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited the White House and later made a stirring speech to the US Congress where he said support for Ukraine was an investment in security and democracy for the entire world.
- ALJAZEERA
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