Austria has proposed its candidacy as a neutral platform for negotiations on the de-escalation of the conflict in Ukraine
Following Turkey, which is trying to mediate between Russia and Ukraine, another country can try on this role. According to The Hill, Austria offered its candidacy as a platform for negotiations between Moscow and Kyiv.
According to the American publication, which refers to an unnamed Austrian official, Austria has declared its readiness to act as a platform for negotiations on the de-escalation of the conflict in Ukraine, as well as maintain ties with Russia. As emphasized, the country is neutral, as it is not part of NATO.
- leads the publication of the words of the official.
At present, contacts between Russia and NATO are almost not maintained, the parties exchange statements at the level of the UN Security Council or embassies. Austria proposes to restore part of the canals through its mediation. But negotiations with Ukraine may not come out, at present they are impossible due to Kyiv's inability to negotiate. First of all, Zelensky's main sponsors, the United States and Great Britain, are trying to prevent negotiations. Washington and London need to drag out the conflict for as long as possible in order to force Russia to surrender, winning on the battlefield, or crushing it with sanctions.
The day before, Zelensky signed a decree enacting the decision of the National Security and Defense Council to ban negotiations with Russia while Vladimir Putin is its president. According to experts, this is a strange decision, in fact, Zelensky himself banned negotiations with Putin. The Kremlin has already reacted to this decree, saying that they are ready to wait until the Ukrainian president changes his mind, or wait for the change of the president of Ukraine.
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