٠٠:٠١:٥٢Russia: No prerequisites for talks with Ukraine, 'special military operation continues' - Peskov
Russian presidential spokesperson Dmitri Peskov stated that Moscow foresaw no preconditions for resuming talks with Ukraine, while also saying that the 'special military operation continues', as he commented on China’s recent 'political settlement' position paper in the Russian capital on Monday.
"Certainly any attempts to come up with plans that will help to turn the conflict into a peaceful one deserve attention. The plan of our Chinese friends is one that we regard with such great attention," he said.
"As for the details, of course the details have to be the subject of careful analysis, taking into account the interests of the various parties. It is a very long and intense process. I repeat that at the moment, we do not see any prerequisites for this whole story to go into a peaceful direction," he continued.
The presidential press secretary also said that the situation in Transnistria was a focus of the Russian Federation's attention.
"The situation is not calm, it is provoked from outside," he claimed. "But we know that both our opponents in the Kiev regime and in European countries are capable of various kinds of provocations; we are well aware of this."
On February 23, the Russian Defence Ministry reported there was a threat of 'an armed provocation against the Transnistrian Moldovan Republic' by the Ukrainian armed forces, including the involvement of the Azov group.
The following day, Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky gave a press conference entitled 'February. The year of indestructibility' and said that Ukraine respects sovereignty of other states, adding that 'Russia can invade from the territory of Transnistria'.
On the same day, the Moldovan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration (MFAEI) reported that 'the security situation in the region is stable'.
On Friday, February 24, the Chinese Foreign Ministry published the paper, 'China’s Position on the Political Settlement of the Ukraine Crisis'. Among the 12 points proposed were abandoning the 'Cold War mentality', ending hostilities and resuming direct dialogue between Russia and Ukraine.
For his part, Zelensky said that the document contained points that 'coincide with the interests of the world' and Kiev, but he could not agree with some of the statements.
European Commission head Ursula von der Leyen expressed doubts about the document submitted by China, saying it was not a peace plan, but merely the country's 'principles'.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg claimed that China did not have much credibility with the West because it 'have not been able to condemn the illegal invasion of Ukraine'.
Moscow launched a military offensive in Ukraine in late February 2022 after recognising the independence of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR), claiming that Kiev had failed to guarantee their special status under the 2014 Minsk Agreements, and urging Ukraine to declare itself officially neutral and give assurances that it would never join NATO.
Kiev denounced the Russian action as an invasion. Zelensky imposed martial law throughout the country, announcing a general mobilisation, while the EU and US imposed several rounds of sanctions on Moscow.
٠٠:٠١:٥٢Russian presidential spokesperson Dmitri Peskov stated that Moscow foresaw no preconditions for resuming talks with Ukraine, while also saying that the 'special military operation continues', as he commented on China’s recent 'political settlement' position paper in the Russian capital on Monday.
"Certainly any attempts to come up with plans that will help to turn the conflict into a peaceful one deserve attention. The plan of our Chinese friends is one that we regard with such great attention," he said.
"As for the details, of course the details have to be the subject of careful analysis, taking into account the interests of the various parties. It is a very long and intense process. I repeat that at the moment, we do not see any prerequisites for this whole story to go into a peaceful direction," he continued.
The presidential press secretary also said that the situation in Transnistria was a focus of the Russian Federation's attention.
"The situation is not calm, it is provoked from outside," he claimed. "But we know that both our opponents in the Kiev regime and in European countries are capable of various kinds of provocations; we are well aware of this."
On February 23, the Russian Defence Ministry reported there was a threat of 'an armed provocation against the Transnistrian Moldovan Republic' by the Ukrainian armed forces, including the involvement of the Azov group.
The following day, Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky gave a press conference entitled 'February. The year of indestructibility' and said that Ukraine respects sovereignty of other states, adding that 'Russia can invade from the territory of Transnistria'.
On the same day, the Moldovan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration (MFAEI) reported that 'the security situation in the region is stable'.
On Friday, February 24, the Chinese Foreign Ministry published the paper, 'China’s Position on the Political Settlement of the Ukraine Crisis'. Among the 12 points proposed were abandoning the 'Cold War mentality', ending hostilities and resuming direct dialogue between Russia and Ukraine.
For his part, Zelensky said that the document contained points that 'coincide with the interests of the world' and Kiev, but he could not agree with some of the statements.
European Commission head Ursula von der Leyen expressed doubts about the document submitted by China, saying it was not a peace plan, but merely the country's 'principles'.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg claimed that China did not have much credibility with the West because it 'have not been able to condemn the illegal invasion of Ukraine'.
Moscow launched a military offensive in Ukraine in late February 2022 after recognising the independence of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR), claiming that Kiev had failed to guarantee their special status under the 2014 Minsk Agreements, and urging Ukraine to declare itself officially neutral and give assurances that it would never join NATO.
Kiev denounced the Russian action as an invasion. Zelensky imposed martial law throughout the country, announcing a general mobilisation, while the EU and US imposed several rounds of sanctions on Moscow.