Russia rejected Ukraine's `ultimatum` and did not participate in the peace conference 0
(Dan Tri) – Russia announced that it would not participate in a peace conference organized by Switzerland on the Ukraine conflict, even if officially invited.
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova (Photo: Sputnik).
`This forum will be organized to promote the `Zelensky peace formula` ultimatum, although the Swiss organizers pretend that they are looking for a common denominator in the peace initiatives of the countries.
Russia’s official response came after recent media reported that China and Switzerland are attempting to invite Russia to participate in negotiations.
Last month, Switzerland announced plans to hold a peace summit `in the summer`.
However, Ukraine has made it clear that Russia can only be invited if it agrees in advance to a series of conditions.
Ms. Zakharova stated that Moscow has no intention of participating in a peace conference organized by Switzerland on the Ukraine conflict, even if officially invited.
According to a Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s `peace formula` includes a number of unrealistic provisions, including the withdrawal of Russian troops to the Ukrainian border in 1991, forcing Moscow to take responsibility.
Ms. Zakharova said Kiev’s basic demands remain the same, while Russia’s legitimate interests are being ignored.
`So the upcoming conference is a continuation of the Copenhagen format meetings, which initially lost credibility and have now reached a dead end,` Ms. Zakharova added.
The Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman affirmed that Moscow firmly believes that `Switzerland can hardly serve as a platform for various peacekeeping efforts, as this requires a neutral position that Bern
`All of this makes Russia’s participation in the above `peace conference` meaningless because regardless of whether this conference is organized in one, two or five stages, its ultimatum nature, due to
Western countries supporting Ukraine believe that a peaceful solution can only be achieved on Kiev’s terms and vowed to continue providing weapons to Ukraine `to the extent necessary`.
Peace talks between Moscow and Kiev were held in the spring of 2022, but broke down when both sides accused each other of making unrealistic demands.
Russian President Vladimir Putin later said the Ukrainian delegation initially agreed to some of Russia’s terms during the talks in Istanbul in March 2022, but then suddenly abandoned the agreement.
The Kremlin has repeatedly affirmed that Russia remains open to meaningful discussions and blamed the Ukrainian government for the lack of a diplomatic breakthrough.
