During his speech at the G20 summit, Russian President Vladimir Putin made a new cynical statement about Ukraine. He mentioned "negotiations," noting that the Kremlin "did not refuse them." Putin said this at the G20 meeting.
Speaking via video link at the G20 summit, the Kremlin leader could not avoid the topic of the war in Ukraine unleashed by Russia. He cynically stated that we should "think about how to stop this tragedy."
"Military actions are always a tragedy for specific people, specific families, and the country as a whole. Of course, we have to think about how to stop this tragedy. By the way, Russia has never given up on peace talks with Ukraine," Putin said.
In the context of the aggression against Ukraine, he also drew parallels with the war between Israel and Hamas, mentioning the so-called "coup" in Ukraine (as the events on the Maidan are called in Kremlin circles) and the "extermination of the population in Palestine."
"The war in Ukraine is alarming, but isn't the coup in Ukraine and the destruction of civilians there and in Palestine alarming?" Putin added.
