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 Ukrainian territory, but it needs to be agreed 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, actually put the entire territory under international control. Is Russia for it or against it? We are at least not against it," Putin said at a press conference after talks with Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz.
"But it is necessary to negotiate with the 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 is currently a proposal 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./.
