The Russian ambassador to Germany, Andrei Nechaev, said during a memorial event at a Soviet military cemetery in Stockenbrück that Russia believes that the US administration led by President Donald Trump is sincerely interested in establishing peace and resolving the Ukrainian conflict, adding that American mediators are currently in Moscow or on their way there, and that Moscow has come close to reaching a settlement several times, but the process has faltered due to external forces, stressing that Russia seeks a permanent, long-term peace through appropriate agreements, and that a temporary ceasefire alone will not be sufficient to resolve the issue. Conflict.
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This statement comes in the context of ongoing diplomatic efforts to resolve the Ukrainian conflict, as Russia and the United States seek to find a peaceful settlement after years of conflict, with Nechayev pointing to previous experiences of deception in agreements.
“Russia believes that the American administration led by President Donald Trump is sincerely interested in establishing peace and resolving the Ukrainian conflict,” Nechayev said during a memorial event at a Soviet military cemetery in Stockenbrück, Germany.
Nechayev continued: “According to what I learned from media reports, the American mediators are currently in Moscow or on their way to it.”
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He stressed that Moscow came close to reaching a settlement several times, but the process faltered due to external forces.
Nechayev noted that Russia seeks long-term, permanent peace through appropriate agreements.
According to him, a temporary ceasefire alone will not be enough to resolve the conflict.
Nechayev concluded: "We have been deceived many times before, and we do not want to repeat that. Unfortunately, history has punished us for that repeatedly. We do not want this to be repeated. But we want real and lasting peace, and we are ready to negotiate according to that framework."
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