President of Russia, Vladimir PutinAccording to him, it is clear who owns it. blame peace is not negotiated Ukraine. At the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok, the president stated: Kyiv Government is the cause of the lack of understanding, and this decree expressly prohibiting Sit down to negotiate with him, noting the American influence on this decision. But Putin ruled out any possibility of negotiations Volodymyr Zelensky while the time continues counterattack. “They’re going to fight back and we’re going to say stop?” asked.
“When did the United States I believe Ukraine is ready If they are going to negotiate, they must cancel the decree of the Ukrainian president banning negotiations (…). “These prevent him and everyone else from negotiating,” said the Russian leader, referring to the decree approved in mid-October 2022, in which he stated that Kiev would not sit at the table for negotiations with Putin, but would do so through a negotiation. Russia directed by someone else.
In the opinion of the Kremlin leader ukrainian counter attack He does not achieve the results of “massive loss of personnel and military equipment” that Kiev expected and believes: Zelenskiy It will only consider sitting at the table to negotiate “to replenish its resources and restart the combat capacity of its armed forces.” Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov believes something similar, adding: “The longer they delay the negotiations.” then it will be harder to negotiate“.
When asked about a rumor new mobilizationThe Russian leader noted that this would not be necessary because “1,500 Russian soldiers sign contracts with the Army every day.” Total, 270,000 volunteers They joined the military in the last six months.
re-election
Another one of the hottest topics of the coming 2024 is the presidential elections in Russia. It is not yet officially known whether Putin will run again, something he can do legally. by 2036 Thanks to the constitutional changes in 2020. Elections are scheduled for next March, and the Russian president will not publicly announce his intentions until the end of the year. “We will talk when the elections are called and the date is set,” he said. Putin has been in power ever since 2000 uninterruptedHe served as president for most of this period and as prime minister from 2008-2012.