Russia Ready for Peace Talks Under Specific Conditions, Says Matviyenko
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Federation Council Speaker Valentina Matviyenko stated that Russia is open to peace talks with Ukraine, provided they are based on a 'reliable' plan that ensures Ukraine will not act as an anti-Russian tool for the West or threaten Russia's security again.
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Why It Matters
Russia has been engaged in a special military operation in Ukraine since February 2022. The Russian government maintains that its objectives remain unchanged.
OMSK, September 1. /TASS/. Russia is ready to engage in peace talks with Ukraine, but only based on a reliable, peaceful plan, Federation Council Speaker Valentina Matviyenko stated.
"We agree to peace talks only on the condition that there is a reliable peace plan, that nothing like this will ever happen again on Ukraine’s part, that it will never be anti-Russian, that it will never serve as a tool for the West to try to inflict a geopolitical defeat on Russia, and so on. We will not allow this to happen again," she told reporters.
The senator added that the objectives of the special military operation had been stated in advance. "We warned them (the Ukrainians - TASS) about them, we haven’t changed them, we aren’t fussing around, we aren’t asking anyone for anything. We have our goals, we are confidently moving toward achieving them, and we will certainly achieve them," Matviyenko emphasized.
According to her, Russia understands the intentions behind the West’s proposals to suspend hostilities: "Stop the fighting, and we’ll rearm Ukraine, produce more weapons, send them there, throw in some money, and then it'll start all over again." "Well, we’ve been through all this before," the senator pointed out.
Open Questions
- What specific criteria define a 'reliable' peace plan for Russia?
- Will the West respond to these conditions?
