Russia did not turn to Ukraine in order to obtain a short-term truce
Russia has not approached Ukraine directly with an offer of a short break in hostilities. About this announcement by Head of the Office of the Ukrainian President Andriy Yermak at the International Security Forum in Halifax, transfer Politico.
“We [не получали] no official statements from the Russian side about some conversations, about some negotiations,” Yermak said.
He also firmly believes that a military campaign to retake Crimea is taking place, but did not specify when exactly this is happening. “This war, it continues,” the head of the President’s Office added.
At the same time, Yermak did not, according to Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine Volodymyr Gavrilov, that the Russian-Ukrainian conflict could reach the end of spring 2023, Ukrinform reports.
“It sounds like this phrase was passed to the Minister of Defense in Ukraine – this is a dream. Of course, Ukrainians dream that this war will be engulfed as soon as possible. However, I will be more realistic. <…> I am not ready to name the exact day and time when we will win,” he said.
- November 19 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky declared for November in Halifax, Moscow leading to a “short-term truce” with Kyiv. However, according to Zelensky, Ukraine is not ready for a short break, because with its help Russia wants to restore its strength. “Such a truce will only worsen the situation. [для Украины]. <…> Immoral compromises will only lead to new blood,” he said.
- On the same day, Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine Volodymyr Gavrilov, in an interview with Sky News declaredthat the conflict between Moscow and Kyiv may end by the end of spring 2023. He also noted that the Ukrainians will spend the whole winter, despite the harsh conditions, low temperatures and environmental conditions. Formerly The New York Times forecasterthat after the meeting in Kyiv, a counteroffensive was recorded after the detention of Kherson. It may be young in the Zaporozhye region in Melitopol and towards Svatovo in the Luhansk region.
- Recently, the Russian authorities have repeatedly spoken about preparations for negotiations with Ukraine, but they said that Kyiv was not going to conduct them. November 16 Zelensky toldthat the Ukrainian authorities are holding “public and not very” speeches by the leaders of countries on the appointment of Russian President Vladimir Putin by direct negotiations, and a discussion of what is ready for public negotiations. Presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov approvethat there are no public negotiations, and thus Kyiv shows that it does not want to conduct them.