Russia has once again stated it is open to speak to end the Ukraine dispute– however will not renounce its claim to a large swathe of the nation it has actually gotten into.
The Kremlin stated it will ‘never be able to compromise’ over the Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia areas it stated Russian following referendums in 2015 that were commonly condemned as shams.
Spokesman Dmitry Peskov stated: ‘There are particular truths that have currently end up being an internal element. I imply the brand-new areas.
‘The constitution of the Russian Federation exists, and cannot be ignored.’ Russian forces do not completely manage any of the 4 areas.
Ukraine states Russia need to leave all its area and Crimea, which it annexed in 2014, prior to any talks.
Meanwhile, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky stated the scenario in Bakhmut on the eastern front was‘becoming more difficult’
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Russian forces and mercenaries from the Wagner Group are attempting to cut the Ukrainian supply lines to the city.
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