In the Russian Federation, they started talking about negotiations with Ukraine “without conditions” and accused the United States of prolonging the war

Anastasia Gorbacheva19:47, 01.02.23

Valentina Matvienko said that Washington could easily “put Kyiv at the negotiating table in a day.”

Matvienko made a new statement and accused the United States of prolonging the war / photo ua.depositphotos.com
Matvienko made a new statement and accused the United States of prolonging the war / photo ua.depositphotos.com

The Russian Federation started talking about negotiations with Ukraine. This time we are talking about discussing issues “without preconditions.”

Speaker of the Federation Council of the Russian Federation Valentina Matvienko accused the United States of “prolonging the conflict” and “continuing an aggressive policy.” At the same time, she pointed out that Moscow is ready for negotiations if the Kremlin does not put forward conditions.

“Our position is clear, intelligible and transparent. We are ready for negotiations, not promises, without the preconditions that they are trying to put forward. Negotiations are negotiations. But if the Kyiv regime is ready for real negotiations, we do not see this,” Matviyenko said.

She repeated the Kremlin’s narrative that Washington could easily “put Kyiv at the negotiating table in a day,” but the White House is supposedly “not interested in ending the conflict,” and they continue to help Ukraine.

“There are no calls for peace, there is no compulsion for peace, they (USA – UNIAN) continue their aggressive policy,” the speaker of the Federation Council of the Russian Federation noted.

(C)UNIAN 2023

22 comments

  1. “At the same time, she pointed out that Moscow is ready for negotiations if the Kremlin does not put forward conditions.”

    Am I missing something here? Is this more doublespeak from the terrorist state?

  2. And in the US, conservatives are claiming that Zelensky is pushing nuclear war and aid is wasted taxpayer money. If you want peace, vote TRUMP (the claim goes). Zelensky is being allowed to be too reckless by the current administration (the claim goes).

    Russian propaganda is aiming to reduce US support. Again, they want a favorable White House. US conservatives are echoing the ‘too aggressive’ message.

    It’s not a coordinated effort that you could prove by eavesdropping in on conversations but like Orban, conservatives in the US have similar positions to conservatives in Russia. Thus, you see their messages dovetailing. And Orban has been to the US echoing this same position.

  3. This time there should be a response from Joe Biden. On the lines of :
    “Ukraine has already stated its position and there will be no change. Our position and that of our allies is to provide the military assistance that Ukraine needs in order to fully restore its lands. If you continue to murder civilians and commit war crimes of unprecedented savagery, our patience will eventually run out and you will have to deal directly with us, because we will never again allow the borders of Europe to be changed by force.”

  4. I think that Ukraine will do the right thing and refuse to engage in useless exchange of gasses with these criminals and instead continue destroying the cockroach army.

    • I disagree. In addition to wholeheartedly destroying the cockroach army, the Ukraine needs to show up to negotiations and explain the only terms. Then they need to go to the press and explain the terms are to do things like 1) follow international law in terms of sovereignty 2) recover abducted children 3) undo the pointless and cruel damage…

      Otherwise Russia is going to paint Ukraine as belligerent, Russia is going to scaremonger and White House hopefuls will hold themselves out at the way to force Ukraine to talks and avoid catastrophe.

      This is already in the Wall Street Journal. This is already stated by US Presidential candidates. And this is already noted by the Russians in their reaction to US complaints of SALT non-compliance.

      And “conservative” commenters here will claim it’s not happening. Yeah, like genocide in Ukraine isn’t happening.

      Of course Russia will never agree to realistic and necessary terms. The point for Ukraine is that refusal to negotiate will be misrepresented by those seeking to reduce their aid. And there are those seeking to reduce aid. And they are scaremongering that Zelensky is pushing nuclear war. And it’s in the Wall Street Journal.

      And no I won’t be silenced by people telling me not to ‘speak out of school’.

      • Ukraine already has done this ad nauseam. There is no sense in talking or even to pretend wanting to. Anyone with common sense knows this, and it doesn’t matter what those who don’t have common sense think. They will swallow the mafia narrative regardless of what Ukraine does or says.

  5. “without the preconditions”

    Russia out of all Ukrainian territory is a non-negotiable precondition. If they’re not willing to accept that as the starting point, what’s the point in talking?

    • As is all the children back and a verifiable means to know that. The sexual violence and torture that has been occurring means those who most require our protection can not be abandoned.

      And by “our”, I mean anyone with any decency or a soul.

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