Ukraine's foreign minister said on Monday that his nation wants a summit to end the war but he doesn't anticipate Russia taking part, a statement making it hard to foresee the devastating invasion ending soon.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba told The Associated Press that his government wants a 바카라peace바카라 summit within two months at the United Nations with Secretary-General Antonio Guterres as mediator. The UN gave a very cautious response.
바카라As the secretary-general has said many times in the past, he can only mediate if all parties want him to mediate,바카라 UN associate spokesperson Florencia Soto Nino-Martinez said Monday.
Kuleba said Russia must face a war-crimes tribunal before his country directly talks with Moscow. He said, however, that other nations should feel free to engage with Russians, as happened before a grain agreement between Turkey and Russia.
The AP interview offered a glimpse at Ukraine's vision of how the war with Russia could one day end, although any peace talks would be months away and highly contingent on complex international negotiations.
Kuleba also said he was 바카라absolutely satisfied바카라 with the results of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's visit to the US last week, and he revealed that the US government had made a special plan to get the Patriot missile battery ready to be operational in the country in less than six months. Usually, the training takes up to a year.
Kuleba said during the interview at the Foreign Ministry that Ukraine will do whatever it can to win the war in 2023.
바카라Every war ends in a diplomatic way," he said. 바카라Every war ends as a result of the actions taken on the battlefield and at the negotiating table.바카라
Commenting on Kuleba's proposal, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told the state RIA Novosti news agency that Russia 바카라never followed conditions set by others. Only our own and common sense.바카라
A Kremlin spokesman said last week that no Ukrainian peace plan can succeed without taking into account 바카라the realities of today that can't be ignored바카라 바카라 a reference to Moscow's demand that Ukraine recognise Russia's sovereignty over the Crimean Peninsula, which was annexed in 2014, as well as other territorial gains.
Kuleba said the Ukrainian government would like to have the 바카라peace바카라 summit by the end of February.
바카라The United Nations could be the best venue for holding this summit, because this is not about making a favour to a certain country," he said. 바카라This is really about bringing everyone on board.바카라
At the Group of 20 summit in Bali in November, Zelenskyy made a long-distance presentation of a 10-point peace formula that includes the restoration of Ukraine's territorial integrity, the withdrawal of Russian troops, the release of all prisoners, a tribunal for those responsible for the aggression and security guarantees for Ukraine.
Asked about whether Ukraine would invite Russia to the summit, he said that Moscow would first need to face prosecution for war crimes at an international court.
바카라They can only be invited to this step in this way," Kuleba said.
About the UN Secretary-General's role, Kuleba said: 바카라He has proven himself to be an efficient mediator and an efficient negotiator, and most importantly, as a man of principle and integrity. So we would welcome his active participation.바카라
The UN spokesman's office had no immediate comment. Other world leaders have also offered to mediate, such as those in Turkey and Saudi Arabia.
The foreign minister again downplayed comments by Russian authorities that they are ready for talks.
"They (Russians) regularly say that they are ready for negotiations, which is not true, because everything they do on the battlefield proves the opposite,바카라 he said.
Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed few days ago that his country is ready for talks to end the war in Ukraine, but suggested that the Ukrainians are the ones refusing to take that step. Despite Putin's comments, Moscow's forces have kept attacking Ukraine 바카라 a sign that peace isn't imminent.
Zelenskyy's visit to the US was his first foreign trip since the war started on February 24. Kuleba praised Washington's efforts and underlined the significance of the visit.
Ukraine secured a new USD 1.8 billion military aid package, including a Patriot missile battery, during the trip.
Kuleba said that the move 바카라opens the door for other countries to do the same.바카라
He said that the US government developed a programme for Ukrainian troops to complete training faster than usual 바카라without any damage to the quality of the use of this weapon on the battlefield.바카라
While Kuleba didn't mention a specific time frame, he said only that it will be "very much less than six months." And he added that the training will be done 바카라outside바카라 Ukraine.
During Russia's ground and air war in Ukraine, Kuleba has been second only to Zelenskyy in carrying Ukraine's message and needs to an international audience, whether through Twitter posts or meetings with friendly foreign officials.
On Monday, Ukraine called on UN member states to deprive Russia of its status as a permanent member of the UN Security Council and to exclude it from the world body. Kuleba said they have long 바카라prepared for this step to uncover the fraud and deprive Russia of its status.바카라
The Foreign Ministry says that Russia never went through the legal procedure for acquiring membership and taking the place of the USSR at the UN Security Council after the collapse of the Soviet Union.
바카라This is the beginning of an uphill battle, but we will fight, because nothing is impossible,바카라 he said.
