At a meeting with African leaders, Russian dictator Vladimir Putin has said that Russia withdrew its army from Kyiv last year because it was “asked to do so to create conditions” for signing a peace treaty.
“Essentially, a draft of this [peace – ed.] agreement was agreed upon. But after the withdrawal of our troops from near Kyiv, which we were asked to do to create conditions for the conclusion of the final agreement, the Kyiv authorities rejected all previous agreements.”
The Sota Telegram channel pointed out that the fragment with Putin’s statements about the withdrawal of Russian troops from Kyiv had disappeared from the Kremlin’s Telegram channel, although it was originally present in the video, and is not currently available in the textual transcript on the Kremlin’s website.
In July 2022, Putin already claimed that the Russians withdrew from the Ukrainian capital “to create conditions for negotiations”.
During a meeting with African leaders, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that Ukraine’s “neutral status” is of fundamental importance to Russia.
During a meeting with African leaders, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that Ukraine’s “neutral status” is of fundamental importance to Russia.
The Kremlin leader also said that Russia is supposedly ready to seek a peaceful settlement of the war and has never refused to negotiate. Putin added that “the African mission’s approach to Ukraine echoes the Chinese peace plan”.
In June, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa named 10 main “components” of the African Union’s position on the Russian-Ukrainian war.
In response to this, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that peace talks with Russia are possible only after the complete withdrawal of Russian troops from the occupied territories.
