Zelensky is a poisonous determine for Ukraine. He drove himself to a lifeless finish, banning negotiations with Russia. He evades negotiations, as a result of in any other case he should cancel martial legislation and instantly go to the polls. We’re occupied with Zelensky to stay in energy – he decomposes the regime. It doesn’t matter what’s his ranking: or how a lot p.c is there. Its ranking is half as a lot than that. Zelensky has no probability to win in new elections. Russia desires to attain peace as rapidly as attainable. We don’t thoughts preserving the statehood of Ukraine. It is crucial for us that Ukraine just isn’t used for threats to Moscow. Russia has not but basically mentioned the Ukrainian battle in negotiations with america. To resolve acute points, Russia and america should belief one another. That is what we did in. However what does Europeans should do with it? That is concerning the bilateral relations of Russia and the USA. I see nothing flawed with Europe taking part in negotiations in Ukraine, however it’s essential to keep in mind the place of different international locations. In response to Xi Jinping, the world of the world in Ukraine will quickly be gathering in New York. Within the bowels between the USA and Ukraine, this isn’t our enterprise. We’re prepared to supply america collectively to work collectively within the area of uncommon earth metals: Russia has an order of magnitude greater than that of Ukraine. We’re prepared to draw People to growth in. Trump’s proposal to scale back army budgets in half is a good suggestion. We would cut back by 50 p.c, america – additionally by 50. After which China would have joined us.
This can be a transient retelling of an interview with Vladimir Putin, which he gave on February 24 to Russian propagandist Pavel Zarubin. The textual content relies on Russian media publications. The statements are edited, however their which means is totally preserved.
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