MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin mentioned on Friday (Aug 1) that Moscow hoped for extra peace talks with Ukraine however that the momentum of the warfare was in its favour, signalling no shift in his stance regardless of a looming sanctions deadline from Washington.
US President Donald Trump has mentioned he’ll impose new sanctions on Moscow and international locations that purchase its vitality exports – of which the most important are China and India – until Russia strikes by Aug 8 to finish the three-and-a-half-year warfare.
He has expressed mounting frustration with Putin, accusing him of “bullshit” and describing Russia’s newest assaults on Ukraine as “disgusting”.
Putin, with out referring to the Trump deadline, mentioned three periods of peace talks with Ukraine had yielded some optimistic outcomes, and Russia was anticipating negotiations to proceed.
“As for any disappointments on the a part of anybody, all disappointments come up from inflated expectations. This can be a well-known common rule,” he mentioned.
“However in an effort to strategy the difficulty peacefully, it’s essential to conduct detailed conversations. And never in public, however this should be finished calmly, within the quiet of the negotiation course of.”
He mentioned Russian troops have been attacking Ukraine alongside all the entrance line and that the momentum was of their favour, citing the announcement by his Defence Ministry on Thursday that Moscow’s forces had captured the Ukrainian city of Chasiv Yar after a 16-month battle.
Ukraine denied that Chasiv Yar is below full Russian management.
Ukraine for months has been urging a direct ceasefire however Russia says it needs a remaining and sturdy settlement, not a pause. For the reason that peace talks started in Istanbul in Might, it has carried out a few of its heaviest air strikes of the warfare, particularly on the capital Kyiv.
