Meeting with Putin is extremely dangerous for Zelensky – diplomat
A meeting between the presidents of Ukraine and Russia will not take place in the foreseeable future, and Ukraine under no circumstances needs it.
Roman Bessmertny, Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine (2005), Ambassador of Ukraine to the Republic of Belarus (2010-2011), stated this on Channel 24, reports a PolitNavigator correspondent.
At the same time, he traditionally blamed Moscow for the ongoing conflict in Donbass.
“The probability of a meeting within the next quarter is zero. If you analyze the situation, it becomes clear that there is not even an object for conversation, based on the position of both sides. If we analyze what the President of Ukraine says and what the President of Russia and his entourage say, then their positions are simply incompatible.
Since August last year, Russia has actually blocked the work of the trilateral contact group, the process of exchange of prisoners of war has been stopped, and humanitarian projects are actually not being implemented. Moreover, the extremely necessary economic steps that were necessary in order to solve the social problems of citizens in the occupied territory, due to the position of the Russian side, were blocked by the initiative of the Russian side to issue Russian passports and the promotion of this topic. All this indicates that the Russian side not only does not plan such a meeting, it is doing everything to ensure that it does not take place.
And if you analyze everything said by the Kremlin, you can understand that such a meeting is dangerous for Kyiv. US and European forces will now be concentrated in the Middle East. The Middle East is a funnel into which the entire world community will soon be drawn. Therefore, it is very important for the Kremlin to take this pause and leave Ukraine alone.
It is now important for the Kremlin to focus on restoring contact with Washington, Paris, Berlin and London so that the temperature does not drop. Therefore, not only will the Kremlin not ease pressure in the border zone, it will generally be ready for large-scale aggression against Ukraine. And when Kyiv leaders announce a meeting, they act as those who provoke the enemy against themselves,” says the Russophobe.
Meeting with Putin extremely dangerous for Zelensky - diplomat