And if Zelensky runs out of males, there's always babushkas.
Posted on 12/26/2024 7:26:31 AM PST by marshmallow
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Reaching a truce in the Ukrainian conflict is a path to nowhere, and Russia will not be satisfied with idle talks about settlement, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Thursday.
"We cannot be satisfied with an idle talks. So far, all we hear is talk about the need to come up with some kind of truce... A truce is a path to nowhere, we need final legal agreements that will fix all the conditions for ensuring the security of Russia and the legitimate security interests of our neighbors, but in a context that will consolidate in an international legal way the impossibility of violating these agreements," Lavrov told a press conference for Russian and foreign media.
No one really hides the fact that the truce is necessary in order to gain time to pump Kiev with weapons, Lavrov said.
Russia is ready to hold consultations with the administration of US President-elect Donald Trump on Ukraine and hopes the White House will study the root causes of the conflict, Lavrov said.
"I very much hope that Trump's administration, including [Trump's special envoy to Ukraine and Russia Keith] Kellogg, will get to the root causes of the conflict. We are always ready for consultations," Lavrov told a press conference for Russian and foreign media.
France proposed to Russia through closed channels several times to establish a dialogue on Ukraine without Kiev's participation, Lavrov said.
"Our French colleagues have contacted us several times through closed channels asking to establish a dialogue on the Ukrainian issue. By the way, without Ukraine," Lavrov said.
Such signals from Paris came as if in violation of the Western rule about "not a word about Ukraine without Ukraine," the minister said, adding that at the same time, France is also the initiator of sending peacekeepers.........
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A truce is a good way to start talks. When you want capitulation you launch a war of aggression and then 2 + years later you launch an offensive on Christmas.
I get that the Russians don’t want to talk. I believed when this started that they would want to talk when Ukrainian equipment started rolling towards Moscow. I hoped I was wrong, and they would want to achieve objectives and move on with healing relationships with their trading partners. I appear to have been wrong about them wanting anything less than complete capitulation.
“Truce in Ukraine Path to Nowhere, Russia Will Not Be Satisfied With Idle Talks - Lavrov”
Russia tried that in 2014 and were tricked, and that’s going by statements from the WESTERN LEADERS back then. So it’s understandable that Russia will be a bit less trusting now.
Everybody wants to talk peace EXCEPT UKRAINE.
Orthodox Christmas is January 7
I am totally OK with Russia and Ukraine killing each other. Just not with our weapons or money.
Which is exactly what happened after the Minsk Accords were signed.
We’ve gone a day or two without Lavrov declaring nuclear war on someone; Peace just might be at hand!
>>>>We’ve gone a day or two without Lavrov declaring nuclear war on someone; Peace just might be at hand!<<<<
And we haven’t heard from Zelensky since his sappy Christmas message.
He must be out shopping...with OUR money.
Orthodox Christmas is January 7
Are you implying that Russia/Vlad the Invader will hold attacks on Ukraine on Jan 7th?
Fight to the last Ukie Male.
That will teach Pooty-Poo a lesson {SAR}
Russian regime looking to gain territory it can’t gain on the battlefield.
And if Zelensky runs out of males, there's always babushkas.
The Old Women Battalion!
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