٠٠:٠٤:١٩Russia: 'Ukraine will be on the agenda' - Peskov on Putin, Xi Jinping negotiations
The Ukrainian conflict will be on the agenda of meetings between Russian President Vladimir Putin and President of the People's Republic of China Xi Jinping, said the press secretary of the Russian leader Dmitri Peskov on Monday.
"Of course President Putin [will] give comprehensive explanations so that President Xi can get a first-hand view from the Russian side of the current situation [in Ukraine]," the Kremlin spokesman said.
When asked about Beijing's possible mediation between Moscow and Washington on the settlement of the conflict, the press secretary of the Russian president replied that the United States continues to avoid 'any kind of military operations stopping,' which they say 'openly and officially.'
"The US has indeed maintained its position, which is aimed at further provoking the conflict, at preventing a reduction in the intensity of hostilities and continuing to pump Ukraine with various systems and types of weaponry," the spokesman added.
In turn, the coordinator for strategic communications at the White House National Security Council, John Kirby, said on Sunday that the United States considers unacceptable possible calls for a truce in Ukraine following the meeting of the leaders of Russia and China.
"We have been publicly saying that it [ceasefire] is just not acceptable. A ceasefire right now if it is what is called for as a result of this meeting might sound good, because people will stop fighting. But what it does - it ratifies Russia's conquests on the ground <…> It also could give Mr. Putin time to reefed, retrain, remain and then restart operations," he said.
Xi Jinping arrived in Moscow on an official visit on Monday. The Kremlin's press service earlier reported that before the talks on March 21, Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping will hold an informal meeting.
٠٠:٠٤:١٩The Ukrainian conflict will be on the agenda of meetings between Russian President Vladimir Putin and President of the People's Republic of China Xi Jinping, said the press secretary of the Russian leader Dmitri Peskov on Monday.
"Of course President Putin [will] give comprehensive explanations so that President Xi can get a first-hand view from the Russian side of the current situation [in Ukraine]," the Kremlin spokesman said.
When asked about Beijing's possible mediation between Moscow and Washington on the settlement of the conflict, the press secretary of the Russian president replied that the United States continues to avoid 'any kind of military operations stopping,' which they say 'openly and officially.'
"The US has indeed maintained its position, which is aimed at further provoking the conflict, at preventing a reduction in the intensity of hostilities and continuing to pump Ukraine with various systems and types of weaponry," the spokesman added.
In turn, the coordinator for strategic communications at the White House National Security Council, John Kirby, said on Sunday that the United States considers unacceptable possible calls for a truce in Ukraine following the meeting of the leaders of Russia and China.
"We have been publicly saying that it [ceasefire] is just not acceptable. A ceasefire right now if it is what is called for as a result of this meeting might sound good, because people will stop fighting. But what it does - it ratifies Russia's conquests on the ground <…> It also could give Mr. Putin time to reefed, retrain, remain and then restart operations," he said.
Xi Jinping arrived in Moscow on an official visit on Monday. The Kremlin's press service earlier reported that before the talks on March 21, Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping will hold an informal meeting.