The main Kremlin negotiator in conversations with Ukraine gave in Friday the Great North War, the 21 -year war of Peter El Grande against Sweden, as evidence that Russia is ready to continue its invasion of Ukraine during the time it is needed.
Speaking after the first direct conversations of Russia with Ukraine in three years, Vladimir Medinsky said that Moscow was “satisfied with the results and ready for continuous contacts” before drawing historical parallels with the eighteenth -century conflict.
“The Great North War with Sweden lasted 21 years. Twenty -one years. But only a few years after Pedro the Great offered peace to the Swedes … What did the Swedes say?” No, we will fight for mills.
The previous Friday, the economist correspondent Oliver Carroll tasting A “well located source” saying that Medinsky had said “we don’t want, but we are ready to fight for a year, two, three, however, we fight for 21 years. How long are you ready to fight?” In the negotiation room.
“Perhaps some of those who are sitting here on this table will lose more of their loved ones. Russia is prepared to fight forever,” according to reports, Medinsky also said the duration of the conversations, which last approximately 90 minutes.
Rossia State Rossia 24 Popov confirm That the great northern war was mentioned during the conversations in Istanbul.
Popov also confirmed the reports that the Russian negotiators threatened to seize the Kharkiv and Sumy of Ukraine regions, in addition to the five regions that it has attached to the sreat, if Moscow’s demands were not with.
“Regarding the statement made by the duration of the Russian side, the negotiations, one of our sources confirmed that a member of the Russian delegation said: ‘If the four new Russian regions are not recognized now, in the nearby face,” Pop, “Pop saying In the air.
“We can confirm that this phrase expressed the duration of the conversations,” said Popov, citing their sources.
A Ukrainian diplomatic source also told AFP on Friday that Russian negotiators demanded that Ukraine renounce lands that are still under kyiv control.
“Russian representatives are presenting unacceptable demands … like Ukraine withdraw the forces of large parts of the Ukrainian territory that controls to begin a high fire,” the source told AFP.
Russia and Ukraine agreed to each exchange of 1,000 prisoners of war after Friday’s conversations.
The negotiators on both sides also said they discussed the possibility of a fire, as well as a possible meeting of the leaders of their countries.
AFP contributed reports.
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