The Kremlin stated today that the peace talks between Moscow and Kyiv do not proceed as fast or vigorously as one would like.
Russia has accused the West of trying to derail peace talks with Ukraine by sparking a “hysteria” over reports of war crimes committed by Moscow forces following their withdrawal from the Kiev region.
Kyiv and the West say there is evidence, including images and eyewitness accounts gathered by Reuters and other media outlets, that Russia committed war crimes in the Ukrainian city of Butsa. Moscow denies the allegations and has called the allegations “misconceptions.”
“The only thing I can say is that the work (for the talks) is going on.” he said Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peshkov to reporters in a teleconference answering a question about the prospect of a new round of talks between Moscow and Kyiv.
“There is still a long way to go. The work process is going on but it is going slower than we would like.”
The Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said yesterday, Tuesday, that Moscow believes that war crimes charges have been synchronized in order to derail the negotiation process.
Russia sent tens of thousands of troops to Ukraine on February 24 in what it called a special military operation to downgrade its neighbor’s military capability and eliminate what it called dangerous nationalists.
Ukrainian forces put up strong resistance, and the West imposed sweeping sanctions on Russia in a bid to force it to withdraw its forces.
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