Russian President Vladimir Putin is convinced that the future of Donbass should be decided by its residents, and they constantly want to make Russia a participant in the conflict in eastern Ukraine, and it is difficult to negotiate with Kiev, since President Volodymyr Zelenskyy fell under the influence of the “Natsiks”. The Russian leader said this today during a large press conference.
According to him, “the future of Donbass should be determined by the people who live in Donbass.” “There can be no other. And we see ourselves as mediators in the negotiations, ”Putin’s decree, expressing his conviction that the Minsk agreements are the only possible option for resolving the conflict in Donbass, but Ukraine does not want to fulfill them, trying with the help of the West to declare Russia a party to this conflict.
The problem, in Putin’s view, is that Zelensky, after coming to power in Ukraine, fell under the influence of radical elements, or, as they call them, the “Nazis”.
However, the President of the Russian Federation assured that Russia wants good-neighborly relations with Ukraine, but it is almost impossible to build them with the current leadership of the country, since, according to Putin, Kiev every day gives orders to shoot in Donbass.
Speaking in general about the situation in Ukraine, he complains that there is “complete poverty, everyone is being prepared for a harsh winter.” “Deputies are glad when they come to the regions, pensioners ask the question – why are you destroying us? When asked whether it is possible to give orders to shoot. Ask the Ukrainian leadership how they give orders to shoot at Donbass? ”Putin said.
According to him, “there were agreements that the order to return fire can only be given by higher leaders.” “Why did you make this decision? To stop the shelling. But the Kiev authorities have transferred the right to make decisions to the level of field commanders, ”the Russian president emphasized.
Let us also remind that today Putin is already holding a large annual press conference at the 17th. As previously indicated by the press secretary of the head of state Dmitry Peskov, 507 media employees were accredited for the event, including media foreign agents, who will be able to freely ask questions to the president. We add that Putin first tested the format of communication with journalists 20 years ago – in 2001.
Source: Rosbalt
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