The ongoing standoff between Russia and the West on Ukraine does not seem to be ending. However, efforts are still being made to avoid conflict. A top Russian diplomat has advised President Vladimir Putin to continue talks with the West.
Moscow, AP. The ongoing standoff between Russia and the West on Ukraine does not seem to be ending. However, efforts are on to avoid a confrontation over Ukraine. Russia’s top diplomat on Monday advised President Vladimir Putin to continue talks with Western countries on the issue of security demands, news agency AP reported. It should be noted that this advice has been given by the Russian diplomat at a time when the talks between Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin have not yielded a concrete result.
Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov suggested in a meeting with Putin that even though the US and its allies have rejected Russia’s security demands… we should continue to negotiate with the US and its allies. needed. He said that the US has offered to discuss the issues of confidence building measures. To this Putin asked whether it was prudent to continue diplomatic efforts with Western countries. Lavrov replied that the prospects for talks are not over yet.
This high-profile meeting in Russia comes as the German chancellor has been trying to avoid a confrontation between Russia and Western countries. According to the report of the news agency AP, German Chancellor Olaf Schalz arrived in Ukraine on Monday. After this he plans to go to Moscow. German Chancellor Olaf Schalz will hold talks with President Vladimir Putin in Russia. The report said that he would try to persuade Russia to back down.
At the same time, according to the report of the news agency Reuters, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken also says that the path of talks between the two countries is still not closed. Efforts are on to end the tension. In fact, Russia has deployed more than one lakh 30 thousand soldiers on the borders of Ukraine. Western countries have become cautious about this. On behalf of US President Joe Biden, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelinsky has also been assured of help.
