Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that Moscow has not refused to negotiate with Ukraine and that «sooner or later» the parties will sit down at the table, as all armed conflicts end diplomatically.
«Sooner or later, of course, the parties that are in conflict sit down and come to an agreement. The sooner those who oppose us realize this, the better. We have never given up on this,» he said, as reported by the TASS news agency.
In this regard, he has claimed that Russia’s goal is «to put an end to this war», as «the escalation of hostilities» on the ground «leads to unjustified losses». «We will strive to make sure that this (negotiations) will be completed,» he has said.
On the other hand, he has specified that the Patriot systems recently announced by the Biden Administration for Ukraine, coinciding with the visit of its president, Volodimir Zelenski, to Washington, are «old» and has sentenced that Moscow will find «an antidote» for this new defensive mechanism.
«This is quite an old system. It does not work like, let’s say, our S-300,» the Russian leader said, adding that U.S. air defense supplies only prolong the conflict, Interfax news agency reported.
Source: (EUROPA PRESS)
