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Russian President, Vladimir Putinproposed today to China, Brazil e India as possible mediators in future peace negotiations with Ukraineas opposed to USA and the European powers, who would be interested, according to Moscowin prolonging the conflict.

“We respect our friends and partners who, I believe, are sincerely interested in resolving all the issues related to this conflict. These are primarily China, Brazil and India.”Putin said during the plenary session of the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok.

Putin, who has just returned from Mongoliawhose authorities ignored the arrest warrant of the Russian president issued by the International Criminal Court for war crimes, once again accusing the West of putting pressure on kyiv to not cease hostilities in the neighbouring country.

“As of today, we do not see the conditions for holding peace negotiations,” he said. Dmitry Peskovpresidential spokesman.

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“Are we ready to enter into negotiations with them (the Ukrainians)? We have never opposed this. But not on the basis of some ephemeral demands, but on the basis of documents agreed upon and actually signed in Istanbul.”he said of the March 2022 agreements.

According to Putin, if the Ukrainians had signed this document, “the war would have ended long ago,” but the goal of the Americans and Europeans is to achieve “the strategic defeat of Russia.”

“This is not happening,” he said.

Meanwhile, he added, the leaders of China, Brazil and India “honestly aspire to help understand all the details of this complicated process.”

“I am in constant contact with our colleagues on this matter,” he stressed.

The leaders of these three countries will meet with Putin next October in the Tatar city of Kazan, which will host the summit of the BRICS group of emerging countries, to which Turkey has also requested to join, a possible venue for these future negotiations along with Austria, which offered itself as a venue today.

The Chinese leader, Xi Jinpinghas always supported the Russian argument that NATO bears the main responsibility for the current conflict, although it has not completely broken ties with kyiv and, in fact, received the Ukrainian foreign minister in Beijing in July.

Indian Prime Minister, Narendra-Modihas a close relationship with Putin, but also met in August in kyiv with the Ukrainian president, Volodímir Zelenskito whom he asked for “innovative solutions” to restore peace.

For his part, the Brazilian president, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silvawas very forceful in his support for the Kremlin in the first months of the war, but has recently advocated to Putin for a ceasefire and direct talks.

Ukrainian incursion into Russian territory

Putin made it clear again today that before negotiating with the enemy, Russia must expel its troops from the border region of Kursk, a Ukrainian incursion that will complete one month on Friday.

“Our armed forces have stabilised the situation and have begun to expel (the enemy) from the border territories”he explained.

He added that kyiv had not achieved its intended goal with the attack, which was to halt the Russian offensive, mainly in Donbas.

«On the contrary, by moving its larger and better trained units to the border areas, the enemy was weakened in key sectors and our troops accelerated offensive operations.»he explained.

According to the Russian Defence Ministry, Ukraine has suffered more than 10,000 casualties in Kursk, where it controls around 100 towns and nearly 1,300 square kilometres.

Meanwhile, according to the daily military report, Russian forces have captured the Ukrainian town of Zavitne in their advance towards the Pokrovsk stronghold in the Donetsk region.

According to the Ukrainian Deep State project, the Russian army has conquered some 355 square kilometers in Donetsk and neighboring Lugansk during the month of August.

Putin stressed that Russia had not made such “territorial gains” in Ukraine for a long time.

Irony with Kamala Harris

Regarding the US elections, the outcome of which will determine the settlement of the conflict, according to experts, Putin was ironic.

“I already said that our favorite, if you can say that, was the current president, Mr. (Joe) Biden. Now he has been removed from the presidential race and he has recommended to all his supporters to support Harris. We will do the same, we will support her.”he noted.

He stressed that the current vice president “laughs in such an expressive and contagious way that it shows that everything is going well for her.”

“Trump imposed more sanctions against Russia than any president before him. And if all goes well for Harris, she may refrain from such actions,” he said. In the American political sphere, former President Donald Trump is considered an ally of Putin. His running mate, JD Vancehas harshly criticized military support for Ukraine. In 2022, the politician said that he “did not care” what might happen to the European country. EFE (I)