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Russia and Ukraine, which are at war, agreed to meet on the 28th (local time), but there are skeptics about the talks.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on the 27th that he could not trust Russian President Vladimir Putin and was skeptical of his authenticity.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson told reporters that he had “doubts” about the meeting and said “I have never thought that Putin’s actions were sincere.”
“But if President Putin wants to stop the war and withdraw and negotiate, that is very good news,” he said.
Johnson also criticized Putin’s escalation of tensions by drawing out a nuclear threat card “to distract attention from the reality of Ukraine right now.”
“In the end, Putin will fail, he will not succeed in destroying Ukraine,” he said.
Ukraine and Russia have agreed to hold talks in Gomel, Belarus, and the Ukrainian delegation will travel to Belarus via Poland for personal safety, foreign media reported.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky also said in a public address to the public via social networks, “I do not believe in the outcome of this meeting, but I have told the delegation to try.”
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitro Kuleva also said, “I am going to hear what Russia wants to say.” “The talks could end in peace, but we are not going to negotiate. Our territory is not going to yield even an inch. can’t,” he said.
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