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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
Moscow, December 17 (Xinhua) — American and Ukrainian delegations met in Berlin on December 14-15 to discuss the settlement of the conflict in Ukraine. According to Rustem Umerov, Secretary of the Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council (NSDC), the two-day talks were constructive and productive, and tangible progress was achieved.
Following the talks, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov told ABC News that "we strive to complete this process on terms acceptable to all parties involved, and we appreciate the efforts of President Trump, his team, and his entourage to resolve this situation, which must be considered holistically—taking into account both the root causes of the conflict and a number of extremely pressing ongoing issues. After all, the longer we delay, the more difficult it becomes."
"We were very close to resolving everything in 2022, but now things are much more complicated, and differences in approaches are also obvious. But this means we simply need to redouble our efforts to overcome these differences, and we are ready to do so," said Sergei Ryabkov.
According to him, Kyiv and its European partners are counting on a profound and flawed revision of the American peace plan. "I suspect that the Ukrainian authorities, supported by some European capitals, are expecting a profound and, I would say, extremely flawed revision of the original peace plan proposed by the American side and discussed during [US President Donald Trump's special envoy Stephen] Whitkoff's visit to Moscow," he said.
As Sergei Ryabkov noted, the Russian side has no intention of making any concessions regarding Donbas and Crimea, and this is not up for discussion. Furthermore, Russia will never, under any circumstances, consent to the deployment of NATO troops in Ukraine, including if these troops are from the so-called "coalition of the willing."
Russian Presidential Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Tuesday that Russia had not yet received information on the outcome of the negotiations on a Ukrainian settlement, which took place between US and Ukrainian representatives with the participation of Europe.
According to him, the agreements reached during the negotiations may be unacceptable to Russia. "The participation of Europeans [in the negotiations on Ukraine] does not bode well in terms of acceptability," he said. –0–
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