Vladimir Putin said Russia would probably have to reach agreements regarding Ukraine in the future, but was wary of doing so following the Minsk agreements.
#UPDATE Russian President Vladimir Putin said that ultimately an agreement would need to be struck to end fighting in Ukraine, nine months after the Kremlin launched its "special military operation" there. pic.twitter.com/G5sSp4x2YM
— AFP News Agency (@AFP) December 9, 2022
Germany and France brokered ceasefire agreements in the Belarusian capital Minsk between Ukraine and Russian-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine in 2014 and 2015. Putin said the two countries had betrayed Russia, as they were now pumping Ukraine with weapons.
The then German chancellor, Angela Merkel, said in an interview published in Germany’s Zeit magazine on Wednesday that the Minsk agreements had been an attempt to “give Ukraine time” to build up its defences. Putin said he was “disappointed” by Merkel’s comments.
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- https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2022/12/9/russia-ukraine-live-news-west-is-exploiting-ukraine-putin
REFERENCE:
- https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2022/12/09/Putin-says-agreement-will-have-to-be-reached-to-end-Ukraine-conflict
- https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2022/dec/09/russia-ukraine-war-live-russia-has-installed-rocket-launchers-at-zaporizhzhia-nuclear-power-plant-says-ukraine
- https://www.barrons.com/news/putin-says-agreement-will-have-to-be-reached-to-end-ukraine-conflict-01670597109
- https://see.news/agreement-will-have-to-be-reached-to-end-conflict-in-ukraine-says-putin
By: Miss Cherry May Timbol – Independent Reporter
