40 minutes agoPutin: No Russian army east of Ukraine
Periskopi(9 years ago)
(9 years ago)There is no presence of the Russian Army in eastern Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin declared today during his annual media conference, adding that local militia is enough to face military threats. Putin has previously appeared as a negotiator in the interest of pro-Russian separatist groups in talks for [...]
Putin has previously emerged as a negotiator in the interest of pro-Russian separatist groups in peace talks in the conflict between the Ukrainian Army and militia in eastern Ukraine and border regions with Russia.
Ukraine and Western powers, including the EU and the US, have accused Russia of keeping the conflict open by supplying separatist groups with weapons and troops. Russia has repeatedly denied such accusations.
Putin also said that “is not against the deployment of multinational peacekeepers to maintain order in the regions involved by the conflict if there is a deal between the federal government in Kiev and separatist groups”.
He also supported the idea that “The US joins EU-mediated peace talks that were held in Normandy format involving Ukraine, Russia, Germany and France”.
The US and EU have begun imposing sanctions against Russia three years ago because of Moscow's role in the Ukrainian crisis.
