Kremlin says peace talks ought to proceed, lashes “hostile” Ukraine

Russia’s talks with a “hostile” Ukraine haven’t been straightforward, however the primary factor is that they’re persevering with, RIA information company quoted Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov as saying on Saturday.

“Ukraine is a very difficult country, very difficult for us. In its current state it is hostile towards us,” the company cited him as telling Belarus tv. Russia and Ukraine have held a number of rounds of negotiations, each in Turkey and by video convention.

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“The main thing is that the talks continue, either in Istanbul or somewhere else,” stated Peskov, including that the negotiations have been “not easy”.

Russia wish to proceed talks in neighbouring Belarus however Kyiv opposed the thought, he stated. Peskov stated Moscow had launched the invasion to “save” two jap areas seized by Russian-backed separatists in 2014 and stated he trusted that the Russian language could be restored to its rightful place within the nation.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has stated Russia’s “special operation” in Ukraine was wanted “to protect people who have been subjected to bullying and genocide”. By this meant these whose first or solely language is Russian.

Ukraine dismisses as invented the accusations of genocide.