Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the war in Ukraine with Pope Leo in a telephone call on Wednesday, claiming that he wanted peace through diplomacy, said Kremlin.
However, Putin also said that “the regime in kyiv is betting on an escalation of the conflict and carrying out acts of sabotage against civil infrastructure in the Russian territory,” he said in a statement.
Putin “reaffirmed his interest in achieving peace in political and diplomatic means,” said Kremlin, describing the call as “constructive.”
He did it “underline that to be a definitive, fair and integral settlement of the crisis, it was necessary to eliminate the deep causes.”
This evoked language typically used to refer to a combination of radical demands regularly presented by Russia, including the limitation of the Ukraine Army, prohibiting the country from joining NATO and mass territorial concessions.
Ukraine has rejected those calls and demanded a high unconditional fire, which Russia rejects.
Ukraine has launched in recent days a series of attacks against Russian soil, including a series of bold attacks on combat aircraft parked in Russian airfields.
Russia and Ukraine exchanged plans to finish their three -year war conversations in Istanbul.
Russia launched a large -scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. According to the reports, Leo has said that he is willing to organize peace conversations between the two countries.
Putin thanked Leo for “his willingness to contribute to an agreement” of the conflict, said the Kremlin.
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