Putin calls Ukraine peace proposals "exotic"
"The proposals we receive are sometimes exotic and unacceptable," he said.
Putin calls Ukraine peace proposals "unusual"
Russian President Vladimir Putin called the proposals submitted to Moscow for a peaceful resolution of the conflict in Ukraine "unusual" and "unacceptable" in an interview with journalist Pavel Zarubin. He noted that Russia is ready for peace talks only on the basis of existing realities.
"The proposals that are submitted to us are sometimes, one might say, unusual and unacceptable. We are always ready for peace talks, but only on the basis of existing realities," the head of state said.
According to Putin, the response of the Russian armed forces is bringing the situation in the most important sectors of the Ukrainian economy to a "serious level", so the Kiev authorities are trying to find a way out of this situation that they themselves have provoked through intermediaries.
When asked what exactly "unusual" peace proposals Moscow has received, Putin said that he did not want to "go into details." However, he said that such proposals have been made before, and in the current situation they are "being presented in a unique way." "But it is too early to go ahead and say what the basis for possible agreements could be," he added.