Send a signal of readiness for negotiations on behalf of Ukraine

According to the international group Tasnim news agency, citing the newspaper “Berliner Zeitung”, Dimitro Kolba , Ukraine’s foreign minister sent a signal during his official visit to India that his country is ready to negotiate with Russia – but based on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s peace formula, which the Kremlin has already rejected. In a conversation with the Indian TV channel NDTV, Kuleba clarified that such talks are possible only after the peace meeting proposed by Switzerland. “At the first summit, we will bring together all the countries that share these principles [of the Zelenskiy peace plan], they will choose the menu items that they want to work on,” Ukraine’s foreign minister said. “After that, between the first and second summits, communication with Russia can be done according to the rules that the participants decide.” Referring to the so-called 10-point program of the President of Ukraine, Kole also said that the main focus of it is the request for the withdrawal of Russian forces from Ukraine. or not Last week, Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis acknowledged that the summit was likely to be postponed, despite numerous trips and talks aimed at building support for it. Kassis said that a decision on whether and when such a meeting would be held would be made by mid-April.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov responded to Koleba’s comments by saying that Moscow would implement laws “made by a person “Another has been created” does not accept. He also emphasized that Ukraine is contradicting itself: “Such a statement completely contradicts the written prohibition of the President of Ukraine to negotiate with Russia”. It was signed by Volodymyr Zelensky, in which he officially declared the prospect of Ukraine talks with Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin as “impossible”. However, the order leaves open the possibility of future talks under another Russian presidency.

Dmytro Kolba also urged India to reconsider its traditionally close ties with Russia. Cooperation between India and Russia is largely based on the Soviet legacy, Kole told the Financial Times on Friday. But this is not a legacy that will last for centuries. It is a legacy that is evaporating.”

Since the start of the war in Ukraine, India has increased its imports of cheap oil from Russia – and is one of the biggest buyers. The country has also been buying a large part of its military equipment from Russia for a long time. In this regard, India is increasingly trying to reduce its dependence on imports from other countries or domestic production.

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