Kremlin on Scholz proposal: No peace talks with Ukraine
Published: Monday, Sep 9th 2024, 13:40
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Unlike German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, the Kremlin currently sees no basis for peace talks with Ukraine.
"As far as a peaceful settlement of the conflict in Ukraine is concerned, no tangible contours have yet emerged," said Dmitry Peskov, spokesman for President Vladimir Putin, in Moscow. We are hearing statements from various European countries. "But we are not hearing anything from the country that is steering this process, that is directing the collective West," said Peskov, referring to the USA.
In an interview on Sunday, Scholz spoke out in favor of more intensive diplomatic efforts to end the Russian war of aggression in Ukraine. "I believe that now is the time to discuss how we can get out of this war situation and achieve peace more quickly than it currently seems," the SPD politician told ZDF television.
When asked whether there should be another peace conference, he replied: "There will definitely be another peace conference. And the (Ukrainian) president and I agree that there must also be one with Russia."
Ukraine wants occupied territories back
All of Moscow's demands for an end to the war have so far amounted to territorial cessions by Ukraine and Russian control over a residual Ukraine. For Ukraine, this would be tantamount to capitulation. It would like to regain the Russian-occupied territories, including Crimea.
However, Western military aid is not enough to push back the Russian army. In recent weeks, President Volodymyr Zelensky has often called for what he calls a "just peace". There was an international meeting on this in Switzerland in June, and a second is to follow - if possible with Russian participation.
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