By Free Republic | Created at 2024-11-14 20:04:56 | Updated at 2024-11-22 19:09:31
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Russia open to any Ukraine peace talks if Trump starts them, envoy says
Reuters ^ | 11.14.2024 | Emma Farge
Posted on 11/14/2024 11:51:15 AM PST by libh8er
GENEVA, Nov 14 (Reuters) - Russia is open to negotiations on an end to the Ukraine war if initiated by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, but any talks need to be based on the realities of Russian advances, Moscow's ambassador to the U.N. in Geneva told reporters on Thursday.
Trump has repeatedly criticised the scale of Western aid to Kyiv and has promised to end the conflict swiftly, without explaining how. His victory in the Nov. 5 presidential election has spurred concerns in Kyiv and other European capitals about the degree of future U.S. commitment to helping Ukraine.
"Trump promised to settle the Ukrainian crisis overnight. OK, let him try. But we are realistic people of course we understand that this will never happen," said Gennady Gatilov, Russia's ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva.
"But if he starts or suggests something to start the political process, it's welcome."
He added that any such negotiations needed to be based on what he called the "realities on the ground", describing Ukraine as being on the back foot in the more-than-two-year conflict. Russian forces are advancing at the fastest pace in at least a year in Ukraine and now control about one-fifth of the country.
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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: peace; russia; trump; ukrain
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1 posted on 11/14/2024 11:51:15 AM PST by libh8er
To: libh8er
Ha....... Putin may have completely lost it all by the time Trump is actually in office.
2 posted on 11/14/2024 11:55:46 AM PST by bert ( (KE. NP. +12) Where is ZORRO when California so desperately needs him?)
...and the result of any negotiations will likely be identical to what could have been achieved over two years ago, if Biden hadn’t insisted on intervening...
3 posted on 11/14/2024 11:59:28 AM PST by Who is John Galt? ("...mit Pulver und Blei, Die Gedanken sind frei!")
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