Moscow: Ukraine is against the idea of mediation.
An official of the Russian Foreign Ministry has announced that Ukraine refuses any mediation to resolve the crisis of the war in Ukraine.
In an interview with the Russian news agency “Sputnik”, the head of the second department of the Commonwealth of Independent States in the Russian Foreign Ministry, Alexei Polishchuk, stated today (Monday) that Ukraine rejects all ideas of mediation because it is against the ultimatums in the peace formula of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for Russia is considered, they are concentrated.
The Russian diplomat continued by pointing out that Moscow will continue to talk with its partners from China, Brazil, and Africa, who have “constructive and fundamental proposals” on the prospects of a peaceful solution to the conflict in Ukraine.
Andrey Yermak, the head of Zelenskiy’s office, previously confirmed the meeting of advisers to the heads of state in Saudi Arabia to discuss the “peace formula” of Ukraine. Reports indicate that the key points of this formula have been discussed with the representatives of more than 50 countries.
He stated that next month (August), Saudi Arabia will host an international meeting focused on establishing peace in Ukraine.
Before that, the American newspaper “Wall Street Journal” had announced that Riyadh will host an international meeting focused on peace in Ukraine, and representatives from 30 countries, including India and Brazil, are expected to attend the two-day meeting on August 5th.
Reports indicate that the meeting will be held without the presence of representatives from Russia and that Kyiv is trying to gain the support of the international community in its favor.
Zelenskiy has lost 20% of Ukraine’s territory to Russia during his rule, and now he insists that peace is possible only by ensuring the country’s territorial integrity and the complete withdrawal of Russian forces. On the other hand, he is trying to attract hundreds of billions of dollars in military aid from Western countries by claiming that the Russian attack against his country is an act against the whole of Europe.
US aid to Ukraine alone has exceeded one hundred billion dollars and some of NATO’s most advanced equipment has gone to the battlefields against Russia, but despite the large amount of equipment sent by Western countries to Ukraine, many experts consider the probability of this country’s victory in the battle against the Russians to be negligible. They evaluate
