President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev. File photoALMA-ATA, June 21President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev is convinced that the normalization of the situation in Ukraine is possible only if there is good will from Moscow and Kyiv, he considers it important to continue negotiations. Tokayev took part in a special panel session of the Qatar Economic Forum on Tuesday. During the discussion, the president answered a number of questions regarding the pressing challenges in international politics, especially in the context of the ongoing geopolitical upheavals in Europe and the events surrounding the Russian-Ukrainian conflict. .jpg» />Tokayev announced the non-recognition of the DPR and LPR»Answering a question about the prospects for resolving the Russian-Ukrainian conflict peacefully, the leader of Kazakhstan stressed the importance of continuing the negotiation process. According to Kassym-Zhomart Tokayev, the good will of each of the parties is necessary to resolve this conflict,» — The press service of the President of Kazakhstan said in a statement. At the same time, Tokayev «pointed to disagreements in the international community and the weakness of the UN Security Council in resolving this issue.» «Never before has the UN been in such an unpleasant situation. Even during the Cold War, the UN was much more I am very concerned about what will happen to the UN in the future.At the same time, I strongly believe in multilateralism and strongly believe that the international community should be more united and show solidarity, and of course, have a positive impact on both states in order to so that they can come to peace,» the Kazakh leader said. Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine on 24 February. President Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to bullying and genocide by the Kyiv regime for eight years.» For this, according to him, it is planned to carry out «demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine», to bring to justice all war criminals responsible for «bloody crimes against civilians» in Donbass. According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the Armed Forces strike only at the military infrastructure and Ukrainian troops and, as of March 25, they 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.
