The Kremlin on Thursday (February 27, 2025) dominated out any negotiation over the standing of 5 Ukrainian areas it claims to have annexed regardless of not absolutely controlling 4 of them.
“The territories which have become subjects of the Russian Federation, which are inscribed in our country’s constitution, are an inseparable part of our country,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov informed reporters.
“This is undeniable and non-negotiable,” he stated in a cellphone briefing attended by AFP.
Russia-Ukraine battle: Full protection
Russia in 2014 annexed Ukraine’s Crimea peninsula following a short navy operation and a referendum that was criticised as illegitimate by Kyiv and Western powers.
After launching its full-scale offensive, Russia in September 2022 declared the annexation of 4 Ukrainian areas — Donetsk, Lugansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson.
Russian forces management a lot of the Donetsk and Lugansk area however solely components of Zaporizhzhia and Kherson. Moscow additionally occupies a part of the Kharkiv area in northeast Ukraine.
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Ukraine has seized a whole bunch of sq. kilometres of Russia’s Kursk area and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has raised the potential of an “exchange” of territory with Moscow — a notion dominated out by Russia.
Russian forces have been pushing additional into japanese Ukraine in current months and have seized again territory within the Kursk area.
The Russian Defence Ministry on Friday (February 21, 2025) stated it had re-captured the village of Nikolsky close to the Ukrainian-held city of Sudzha.
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‘Dialogue with U.S. should move forward but nobody expects quick solutions’: Kremlin
The Kremlin additionally stated on Thursday (February 27, 2025) that it believed dialogue with the United States ought to transfer ahead so long as there is political will on each side and a readiness to pay attention to one another however stated no one anticipated fast and simple options.
The Kremlin made its feedback as Russian and U.S. diplomats met in Istanbul for talks aimed toward resolving long-running disputes over their respective diplomatic missions in what is a primary check of their capacity to reset wider relations and work in direction of ending the battle in Ukraine.
Speaking to reporters on Wednesday (February 26, 2025), Mr. Trump stated Russia must make territorial “concessions” in future negotiations with Ukraine, however that Kyiv “can forget” about becoming a member of the NATO alliance.
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“We’re going to do the best we can to make the best deal we can for both sides,” Mr. Trump stated. “But for Ukraine, we’re going to try very hard to make a good deal so that they can get as much (territory) back as possible.”
Moscow says 4 Ukrainian areas — Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Kherson and Luhansk — are actually a part of Russia although it doesn’t management any of them absolutely. Kyiv and lots of Western nations reject Russia’s claims as unlawful.
Asked about Mr. Trump’s feedback, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov stated on Thursday (February 27, 2025): “What we are seeing is that President Trump himself speaks and is ready to listen to others.
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“No one expects solutions to come easily and quickly. The problem at hand is too complex and neglected. But with the two countries’ political will, with a willingness to hear and listen to each other, I think we will be able to get through this working process,” Mr. Peskov informed reporters.
He stated one subject of potential Russia-U.S. cooperation can be joint growth of pure assets within the Arctic, however stated there have been no substantive talks on that but.
Published – February 27, 2025 05:41 pm IST
