European Union: Russia’s presence in the Ukraine peace conference is necessary

According to the spokesperson of the European Union’s foreign policy, Russia’s presence in the Ukraine peace conference is necessary, but Moscow must decide for itself whether to participate in this conference or not.
According to RCO News Agency, “Peter Stano”, the spokesperson for the foreign policy of the European Union, said on Monday evening that Moscow’s participation in the poteial peace conference on Ukraine is a necessity, but the decision on when to invite Russia does not depend on the European Union.
According to the report of the Russian News agency “Tass”, the chief spokesperson of the European Union said at a press conference in Brussels, poiing out that the organizers should decide whether or not Russia will attend the conference: “The European Union is not a decision-maker and we cannot decide what to do.” Whether someone attends the conference or not. “We have said several times that Russia’s participation will be necessary.”
According to Stano, Moscow should decide for itself whether to participate in the Ukraine peace conference or not.
He also emphasized that China’s participation in the poteial new peace conference on Ukraine is very importa because of the close relations between Beijing and Moscow. Stano stressed that Brussels expects China and was it to “use its influence as a permane member of the UN Security Council, as a very close partner of Russia, to exert its influence.”
The Kyiv-initiated peace conference on Ukraine was held in Burgenstock, Switzerland, on June 15-16. Armenia, Bahrain, Brazil, Colombia, the Holy See, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Jordan, Libya, Mexico, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Thailand and the United Arab Emirates did not sign the summit stateme. Russia was not invited. Most of the UN represeatives did not participate.
Now, it has been reported that the Preside of Ukraine has proposed to hold a summit hosted by India on the topic of ending the war with Russia.
“Bloomberg” website wrote, quoting “informed sources”, Ukrainian Preside Volodymyr Zelensky made such a proposal to Modi in a meeting with Narendra Modi a few days ago following the visit of the Indian Prime Minister to his coury. .
According to Bloomberg, Zelensky is trying to hold another summit on ending the war with Russia before the November presideial election in the United States, which will follow the previous summit in June hosted by Switzerland, and he is trying to To attract the support of the couries of the “World South” bloc (developing couries).
Modi, who traveled to Ukraine on August 23, has not yet agreed to host a meeting on Ukraine peace, sources familiar with the matter told Bloomberg.
Since August 6, Ukraine has launched an infiltration operation in the Kursk region of Russia following the iensification of pressures on the iernal fro in the east against its army forces, in order to reduce these pressures a little, but the Russian army coinues to advance in the Donetsk region. Bloomberg analyzed that due to the fact that these operations are ongoing, a diplomatic solution to the war in Ukraine cannot be imagined in the near future.
Also, on Monday, the Ministry of Defense of Russia announced the new advances of the Russian forces and announced that these forces have taken corol of the village of Skuchnoye in Donetsk.
In its latest stateme, the Ministry of Defense of Russia announced that an attack was carried out with precision weapons and drones on Ukrainian energy and defense industry facilities, and during this operation, Ukrainian aircraft and missile weapons were being repaired.
Russian Preside Vladimir Putin said on Monday in this regard, referring to the situation of Russian military operations in Ukraine: “Currely, we are not talking about advances of 200 to 300 meters, but the Russian armed forces are advancing in square kilometers, and we are up to We haven’t had such a speed in Donbas yet.”
On the other hand, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in a press conference after a conversation with Senegalese Foreign Minister Yassin Fall that “without a doubt, Russia was ready for peace talks with Ukraine, but with Kiev’s reckless action in the Kursk region, “Russia is no longer willing to negotiate.” And now, diplomatic avenues to end the war in Ukraine are largely closed.
Lavrov coinued today’s joi press conference with Senegal’s foreign minister and added: “We always remember that after the failure of all previous initiatives and agreemes of the Kiev regime and its Western supporters, Putin preseed his last peace proposal in June. Of course, after the unrestrained action in the Kursk region, there is no longer any discussion about peace negotiations.”
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