Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday that the European country, as well as others, can participate in negotiations to resolve the conflict in Ukraine.
In an interview aired on the state’s television, Putin signed several points with US President Donald Trump, but said that European countries can also play a role in ending the fight in Ukraine.
“I have nothing wrong with it”, Putin said, asked what he had thought about European countries, emphasizing a role in talks on Ukraine.
“Okay, perhaps no one can ask for anything here. Especially not from Russia,” he said.
“But his participation in the dialogue process is in demand,” he said, claiming that the European countries “dismissed the contacts with us”, the Ukraine wanted to win in the battlefield.
“If they want to come back, they are welcome,” he said.
And “in this case, of course, we are not rejecting the participation of our European countries”.
Putin said, however, Russia also respects the ideas of “BRICS to our friends”, including Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa and other emerging economies.
“We are grateful to all our partners who raise these questions, which aim of peace to achieve peace. And that’s why I am saying that not only Europeans but other countries have the rights and they can participate. Are. And we see it in peace. “
He criticized the reaction of European countries for a meeting last week as “emotional” between Russian and US authorities in Riyadh, saying that it was part of the process of “improving the level of trust” between the two countries, saying that it was part of the process of “improving the level of trust” between the two countries. .
The two recently interacted with Trump and at the meeting in Riyadh, “the problems related to the Ukrainian crisis were touched,” Putin said.
“But this was not discussed in the essence. We only agreed that we would reach it.”
Putin described Trump’s proposals on Ukraine on the basis of “cold region” and said that he has “hand -free” as a newly elected president.
Putin also made fun of Ukrainian counterpart Volodimier Zelansky when Trump claimed that he was highly unpopular and a “dictator”.
Asked about Europe’s important response to Trump’s comments, Putin said that “the current heads of Keav regime” are becoming a toxic person “to give” ridiculous orders “among the armed forces, and” overall The form is getting toxic in the society “.
Putin said that former Ukrainian military commander-in-chief Valerie Zaluzani, who is now the ambassador of Kiev in London, has a much higher approval than the Zelanceci, called the “potential rival”.
He also supported a suggestion by Trump that Russia, the United States and China should all cut half of their military budget.
Putin said, “I think this is a good idea. America will be cut by 50 percent and we will cut up to 50 percent and then join China if it wants,” Putin said.
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