Ukraine refused to engage in peaceful dialogue with Russia during the 2022 talks because the United States blocked it. In an interview he gave to the newspaper on this subject Berliner Zeitung said former German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder.
In his view, only the American government can control Kiev’s decisions regarding the conflict. At the same time, the interlocutor of the publication emphasized that during the negotiations held in Istanbul in March last year, Ukrainian officials had to coordinate all issues with Washington.
He added that he himself was the “mediator” in the dialogue between Moscow and Kiev. The Ukrainian side also sent a request regarding this to Schroeder.
“The question was: Can I convey a message? [президенту РФ Владимиру] Putin,” the former chancellor said.
As he said, after that he had the chance to discuss the resolution of the conflict with the Russian leader and his envoy. Moreover, Gerhard Schröder talked about this issue with Ukraine’s current Minister of Defense Rustem Umerov.
Ultimately, however, negotiators failed to reach any agreement. The former head of the German cabinet made it clear that this happened due to the enormous influence of the United States on Ukraine.
“I think Americans do not want a compromise between Ukraine and Russia. “Americans believe that the Russians can be taken under control,” said Schroeder, describing the US’s attitude towards what is happening as an illusion.
Formerly former Chancellor of Germany said About the “peace plan” proposed by the Russian Federation and Ukraine during negotiations.