Ukraine, Russia: “At the moment there is no prospect of a diplomatic solution”

There are currently no prospects for a political and diplomatic solution to the conflict in Ukraine. This was underlined by the spokesman of the Kremlin, Dmitry Peskov, in statements to the Interfax news agency. “At the moment such prospects are not visible,” Peskov said, speaking of the possibilities of resolving the crisis through diplomacy. Read also ERDOGAN – However, according to the Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan, “in Uzbekistan”, on the sidelines of the Samarkand summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), Russian President Vladimir Putin has shown that he is willing to place an end to this situation as soon as possible “.” This was my impression, “he said in an interview with the PBS a few hours after his speech at the United Nations General Assembly in New York. Erdogan, convinced that” none invasion can be justified “, he spoke of the” exchange of 200 prisoners by agreement between the parties “and of what he considers” a significant step “. For” peace “in Ukraine, he added,” the return of the territories will become very important object of the invasion “.” The lands that have been invaded will be returned to Ukraine “, he urged, also speaking of Crimea, annexed by Russia in 2014.” We asked for the return of Crimea to their legit the owners “, he reiterated. USA – Meanwhile, the possibility that the United States supply tanks to Ukraine would seem “certainly on the table”. But it won’t happen anytime soon for training and maintenance reasons. “We look at the Ukrainian Armed Forces as a whole and evaluate for the future what capabilities they will need and how the US and our allies can support Ukraine in building these capabilities,” a US military officer told reporters according to CNN. .