Ukraine really refuses to "stop the war" - Podolyak

According to the adviser to the chairman of OP Mikhail Podolyak, Ukraine proposes to start a real peace process only after the occupation troops were withdrawn from our territory. Advisor to the Presidential Office of Ukraine Mikhail Podolyak stated that Ukraine really refuses to "stop the war" if it is necessary to give the territory of Russia, to allow destroying state sovereignty and refusing to persecute war criminals. OP advisor wrote about it on Twitter.

"Ukraine proposes to start a real peaceful process only after the occupation troops are withdrawn from our territory," the message also said. Recall that on December 22, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken discussed Kyiv's proposal for peaceful settlement with the leaders of the Great Seven. He said that "the beginning is good. " According to him, Ukraine is focused on the return of the eastern and southern territories that have been occupied since February.

In the US, it is emphasized that Kyiv should decide what a "just and long -term" world will look like. Earlier, Focus reported that Xi Jinping had discussed with Putin the possibility of peace talks with Ukraine. According to the head of the PRC, the path to peace will be difficult. The Chinese leader believes that the prospects of dialogue exist, and Beijing in general approves the Kremlin's desire for diplomatic settlement of the conflict.