Senior Russian official: We are preparing for a long war, there is no Putin-Zelensky meeting

A senior Russian diplomat has ruled out the possibility of reaching a peace agreement that would bring the outcome of the war to Ukraine, adding that Moscow is awaiting a prolonged conflict, writes Sky News, says Periscope. Gennady gaflov, Russia's permanent representative to the United Nations, told the Financial Times [...]
Gennady gaflov, Russia's permanent representative to the United Nations, told the Financial Times there will be no direct talks between Vladimir Putin and Volodyr Zelensky.
Stefov claimed Moscow and Kiev had been very close to reaching an agreement to end the war during talks in April and accused the United States and NATO of pressure exerted towards Ukraine to leave the talks.
“> for now, I don't see opportunities for diplomatic contacts and the longer the conflict lasts, the harder the diplomatic choice will be”
He added it is impossible to predict how long conflict will last and said Western states “will fight until the last Ukrainian”. /Periscopi/












