MOSCOW, Nov 29 No negotiations with Ukraine are possible now, because they are absolutely denied by Kyiv, said the press secretary of the Russian leader Dmitry Peskov, commenting on the statement of the head of Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, that any calls for a ceasefire «are not serious now.»
«Indeed, no negotiations are possible now, because that they are absolutely denied by the Ukrainian side. The special military operation continues,» Peskov said, commenting on Steinmeier's statement that any calls for a ceasefire are «not serious now» and, in fact, this will mean victory and the rightness of Russia. 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 Defense Ministry, the Armed Forces strike only at military infrastructure and Ukrainian troops and, on March 25, completed the main tasks of the first stage — significantly reduced the combat potential of Ukraine. The ultimate goal of the operation, according to the Supreme Commander-in-Chief, is «the liberation of Donbass and the creation of conditions that would guarantee the security of Russia itself.»