by Sputnik International
- President Putin has wrapped up his four-day visit to China with a press conference. Here are the highlights:
- Trump asked Putin to arrange a meeting with Zelensky
- Putin says never ruled out the possibility of meeting Zelensky, but meeting him in his current status is “a path to nowhere”
- Ukraine has the right to choose its own security system — but must NOT do so at the expense of Russia
- Russia has always opposed Ukraine’s NATO membership — but not its EU membership
- Issue of “security guarantees for Ukraine in exchange for territory” was NEVER raised
- Russia fighting not for territories, but for the rights of people living there
- Respect opinions of those who supported joining Russia in referendums— this is democracy
- Russia offered Ukraine to withdraw its troops from Donbass & end the conflict as EARLY as 2022 (!), but after the withdrawal of troops from Kiev, Ukraine changed its position
- Ukraine needs a referendum for the territorial issue, which requires the lifting of martial law, and therefore, elections
- Russia ready to ELEVATE negotiation levels with Ukraine
- Putin praises Medinsky’s work in Ukraine talks for restraint & professionalism
- Putin says can’t assess Steve Witkoff’s role as US special envoy — but talks with Trump in Alaska showed he accurately conveys Russia-US positions
- Witkoff faces criticism from those who oppose Trump’s Ukraine stance
- The “war party” attacking the “peace party” wants to fight to the last Ukrainian
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