According to the latest report of the Russian satellite network, on February 25, local time, The Russian presidential press secretary Peskov said that Putin was ready to send a Russian delegation to Minsk to negotiate with the Ukrainian delegation.
Peskov said Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko had said he would create all the necessary conditions for negotiations between Russia and Ukraine.
Zelenskiy
Peskov said: "As you know, today Ukrainian President Zelenskiy announced that he was ready to discuss Ukraine's neutrality. Russian President Vladimir Putin said at the outset that the purpose of the operation was to help the Luhansk People's Republic and the Donetsk People's Republic, including through the demilitarization and de-Nazirification of Ukraine, which is in fact an integral part of neutrality. ”
"In this context, in response to Zelensky's proposal, Vladimir Putin is ready to send a delegation at the representative level of the Russian Ministry of Defense, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Office of the President to Minsk to negotiate with the Ukrainian delegation," he said. ”
Xi Jinping spoke on the phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin
According to CCTV news, Chinese President Xi Jinping had a telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the afternoon of February 25.
Xi Jinping once again thanked Putin for coming to China to attend the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics and congratulated the Russian athletes for their good results in finishing second in the medal table. Putin warmly congratulated all the Chinese on the complete success of the Beijing Winter Olympics and the outstanding performance of the Chinese delegation.
The two sides focused on the exchange of views on the current situation in Ukraine.
Putin briefed the historical latitude and longitude of the Ukrainian issue and Russia's special military operations and positions in eastern Ukraine, saying that the United States and NATO have long ignored Russia's reasonable security concerns, repeatedly reneged on their commitments, and continuously pushed forward military deployments to the east, challenging Russia's strategic bottom line. The Russian side is willing to carry out high-level negotiations with the Ukrainian side.
Xi Jinping pointed out that recently, the situation in the eastern region of Ukraine has changed dramatically, which has aroused great concern from the international community. China decides its position on the basis of the merits of the Ukrainian issue itself. It is necessary to abandon the Cold War mentality, attach importance to and respect the legitimate security concerns of all countries, and form a balanced, effective and sustainable European security mechanism through negotiations. China supports Russia and Ukraine in resolving the issue through negotiations. China's basic position on respecting the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all countries and abiding by the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations is consistent. China is willing to work with all parties in the international community to advocate a common, comprehensive, cooperative and sustainable security concept and firmly safeguard the international system with the United Nations at its core and the international order based on international law.
Tokayev met with Russian Prime Minister Mishustin
According to the Harp News Agency, Kazakh President Tokayev met with Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, who came to attend the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council meeting on the 25th.
During the talks, the two sides discussed the prospects for a strategic partnership between Kazakhstan and Russia, including strengthening trade, economic and investment cooperation, as well as cooperation within the framework of the Eurasian Economic Union.
At the same time, the two sides are considering joint measures to prevent trade between the two countries from slipping due to the escalation of the situation in Ukraine and the imposition of international sanctions on Russia.
The large-scale meeting of the Eurasian Inter-Political Council was held in Nur-Sultan, the capital of Kazakhstan, on the 25th. The Prime Ministers of the Governments of Kazakhstan, Russia, Armenia, Belarus and Kyrgyzstan, as well as the Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Eurasian Economic Commission, attended the meeting.
The meetings of the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council are held on a small and large scale basis, respectively.
The agenda of today's enlarged meeting includes proposals on the macroeconomic situation of the eurasian economic union member states and on ensuring sustainable economic development, on the implementation of the joint project on the accelerated transport of agricultural container railways, the implementation of the agreement on the regulation of goods entering the customs territory of the Eurasian Economic Union and other issues.
Source: Silk Road New Observation Compilation