Putin: Russia does not object to deploying peacekeeping mission in Ukraine
Russia is “not opposed in the least” to the deployment of a peacekeeping mission on the territory of Ukraine, but it is necessary to reach an agreement with the self-proclaimed republics in Donbass, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.
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| Russia "at least does not object" to the deployment of a peacekeeping mission in Donbass. |
"Now they say we need to be everywhere, we need to put this entire territory under international control. Is Russia for it or against it? We are not against it at least," Putin said at a press conference after talks with Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz.
"But it is necessary to negotiate with unrecognized republics. Then go there and negotiate with them. No, no one wants to do that," the Russian President said.
Mr. Putin noted that there are currently proposals to expand the peacekeeping mission to the entire territory of Donbass, although the initial idea was to ensure the safety of OSCE observers in the conflict zone./.
