Putin’s statements regarding the Ukrainian-Russian war: We have never rejected negotiations

Russian President Vladimir Putin attended the G20 summit chaired by India via video conference. Speaking at the summit, Russian President Vladimir Putin made remarks regarding the Ukrainian-Russian war. Putin said: “I would like to remind you that Russia has never rejected peace talks with Ukraine. It was Ukraine, not Russia, that publicly announced its withdrawal from the negotiation process. He added: “Moreover, this was legitimized by the decree signed by President (Vladimir Zelensky) prohibiting such negotiations with Russia.”

Comparing the war in Ukraine to the ongoing Israeli attacks on Palestine, Putin said: “I understand that this is a war, and the loss of life shocks everyone. Weren’t the bloody coup in Ukraine in 2014 and the subsequent war waged by the Kiev regime against its own people in Donbass also shocking? At the same time, Isn’t it surprising that the civilian population in Palestine and the Gaza Strip is being destroyed today? Isn’t it shocking that doctors are performing surgeries on children without anesthesia? Isn’t it shocking that the Secretary-General of the United Nations said that Gaza has turned into a huge cemetery for children? He said.

“We support international cooperation”

Stating that they support international cooperation and that the World Trade Organization should take an active role again, Putin said: “Russia supports re-establishing the spirit of open and mutually beneficial international economic cooperation on the basis of UN standards and mutual understandings.” Working principles based on mutual respect. It is important to effectively improve the global economic governance system, that is, revitalize the entire WTO, including the arbitration function. “It is necessary to increase the role of developing economies in international financial institutions, including the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, and to use the resources of these institutions to develop countries and regions in real need and not for opportunistic political purposes.” He said.

Criticizing the economic policies of Western countries after the outbreak of the Corona virus, Putin added that the ongoing global economic crisis is not caused by the war launched by Russia against Ukraine, but by the blockade and faulty economic programs of other countries.

“Pipeline explosions are state terrorism”

Putin implicitly held Ukraine and Western countries responsible for sabotaging the Nord Stream pipelines, saying: “Unfair competitive conflict methods are used to eliminate competitors and gain advantages. In particular, not only the destruction of transport and logistics chains and international settlement channels, but he added: “But I mean Also acts of state terrorism. The Nord Stream natural gas pipeline extending at the bottom of the Baltic Sea is a clear example of this.”

Putin stressed that Russia is fulfilling its responsibilities with regard to energy and food, and said: “There is increasing turmoil in the markets, chronic problems in the international financial sector, and a deterioration in energy and food security. “Of course, in the meantime, Russia is fulfilling all its obligations in this area and will remain one of the largest food exporters,” he said.