Moscow is the best site for a possible meeting with the Ukrainian leadership, and Russia is ready to provide one hundred percent security guarantees. This was stated by President Vladimir Putin at the plenary meeting of the Eastern Economic Forum (VEF) in Vladivostok, Russian media reports.
“We will definitely ensure the conditions for work and safety. The guarantee is one hundred percent,” Putin said.
according to the Russian leader, the capital of Russia will become the best place for negotiations at the highest level. He also noted that any NATO troops in Ukraine will be considered “legal goals” for the army of the Russian Federation.
, after reaching the world in Ukraine, there will be no Western troops, ”said Vladimir Putin.
The head of state emphasized that security guarantees should be both for Russia and Ukraine, and Moscow will respect them. Ukrainian, ”he said.
Putin also stated that the retraction of Ukraine into NATO directly affects Russia’s interests in the field of security.
” Russia is not at all satisfied with the possible accession of Ukraine to NATO, “the president added.
At the same time, he emphasized that Moscow never objected to the integration aspirations of Ukraine on the European direction.
“Ukraine’s desire to join the European Union is its legitimate choice,” the president said.
Putin’s statement was heard against the backdrop of yesterday’s words of France President Emmanuel Macron on the results of the meetings of the Coalition in Paris. on the territory of Ukraine, and 35 states expressed their readiness to provide Kyiv guarantees of security.
The French leader emphasized that we are talking about “deterrence forces” to protect Ukraine on land, sea and in the air, as well as the strategic signal of Moscow.
“This is not forces to wage a war against Russia, but to guarantee the world,” Macron noted.