Alexey Pushkov. File photoMOSCOW, June 9Vladimir Zelensky's remarks that Russia needs to withdraw its troops to the line on February 24th in order to negotiate with Moscow sound like «an echo from a bygone time,» Senator Alexei Pushkov said. Zelensky now wants to return to the status quo until February 24,» the senator wrote on his Telegram channel. He pointed out that Zelensky had every opportunity not only to maintain the status quo, but also to move towards resolving the crisis around Donbass and establishing stability in southeastern Ukraine.
Zelensky's promises are worthless, said the LPR ambassador in Moscow» Now this call sounds like a distant echo from a bygone time,» Pushkov summed up. As Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Wednesday, Zelensky's statements about negotiations is a frivolous approach, contrary to the initiatives that the Ukrainian delegation itself put forward at the talks in Turkey. «Therefore, we observe such throwing several times every day,» the minister noted. Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine on February 24. President Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to genocide by the Kyiv regime for eight years.» According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, as of March 25, the Armed Forces have completed the main tasks of the first stage — they have significantly reduced the combat potential of Ukraine. The main goal in the Russian military department was called the liberation of Donbass. Along with the Russian military, units of the DPR and LPR are operating in the region.
