President Vladimir Putin has said Russia will achieve its goals of military operation in Ukraine amid the escalating tensions of the week-long conflict.
Putin said this remark on Thursday through a phone conversation with French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron.
Putin reiterated Moscow’s goals of the demilitarization of Kyiv’s neutral status will be achieved either in a diplomatic moves or by arms.
"Vladimir Putin outlined in detail the fundamental approaches and conditions in the context of negotiations with representatives of Kyiv. It was confirmed that, first of all, we are talking about the demilitarization and neutral status of Ukraine, so that a threat to the Russian Federation will never emanate from its territory," the Kremlin said in a statement reported by Press TV.
"It was emphasized that the tasks of the special military operation will be fulfilled in any event, and attempts to gain time by dragging out negotiations will only lead to additional demands on Kyiv in our negotiating position," the statement added.
Underlining that Russia's "special operation" in Ukraine was going "according to plan," the statement said reports that Russian forces were bombarding Kyiv were part of an "anti-Russia disinformation campaign.”
“If Ukraine neutralization and disarmament cannot be reached diplomatically, we would carry on military operations,” Putin said in the statement.
On February 24, Russia started an all-out military operation in Ukraine after leaders of the self-proclaimed republic in the Donbass region called for assistance in the face of shelling by Kyiv’s army.
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