President Putin declares readiness to support peace in Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin. Photo: TASS

Quoting Russian President Putin, the Kremlin said that Russia will support any proposal in the effort to achieve peace in Ukraine. However, the most important thing is to what extent the Kiev government can fulfill its promises to the Ukrainian people.

"Of course, we will support any efforts to achieve peace, including in southeastern Ukraine. We will do it without any doubts" - Russian President Putin declared.

Commenting on Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko's call to support President Zelensky's government, the Russian leader stressed that "it is not necessary to support a specific politician, but it is important to support a specific policy, aimed at achieving peace."

"However, to a greater extent, this will depend entirely on the Kiev authorities, on their ability to fulfill their own wishes, as well as their promises to the Ukrainian people," the Russian President said.

On this issue, President Putin said that at present, Ukrainian President Zelensky cannot ensure the withdrawal of Ukrainian military forces as part of the division of forces in Donbass.

"Ukrainian forces have arrived in Donbass and have declared that they will not leave. Meanwhile, the forces of the Donetsk and Lugansk Republics have signaled their readiness to withdraw two or three times, even firing flares. However, the Ukrainian side has not given any answer," President Putin said.