Russia rules out territorial concessions to Ukraine

“The territories that have become entities of the Russian Federation, as it is written in the Constitution, are an inalienable part of our country. This is an absolutely indisputable fact and not a matter of debate,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said at his daily telephone press conference.

At his first cabinet meeting since he arrived at the White House, Trump said on Wednesday (26) that Russian dictator Vladimir Putin would have to make concessions during the negotiations.

In addition, he stated that Washington would help Kiev “recover as much (territory) as possible,” although he admitted it would be “complicated”.

This is the first time Trump talks about these terms in the context of negotiations with Russia about Ukraine, which will begin when both countries normalize diplomatic relations, with the second round of conversations of this process happening on Thursday in Istanbul, Turkey.

However, Peskov emphasized that Trump publicly admitted that he is “willing to listen, which, according to the spokesman,” is very important and radically differentiates him from the previous government in Washington. “

“No one expects decisions to be easy and fast, because the problem we are dealing with is very complex and complicated. But if the current political will of both countries and the willingness to listen to each other are maintained, I believe we will be able to successfully complete this work process,” Peskov said.

In this sense, Putin said after the first round of bilateral negotiations last week in Riyadh that increasing confidence between the two powers is essential to resolve conflict in Ukraine.