Putin: Russia’s peace initiative can stop the conflict in Ukraine

The peace initiative put forward by Russia is capable of stopping the conflict in Ukraine and moving its resolution into a diplomatic channel. Russian President Vladimir Putin emphasized this in his greeting to the participants of the X Primakov Readings; his address was read by the assistant to the head of state, Yuri Ushakov.

Putin expressed confidence that during the readings due attention will be paid to the Russian “proposal for a peaceful resolution of the Ukrainian crisis.”

“I hope that, unlike many Western politicians who did not even want to delve into the essence of the initiative we put forward, the forum participants will approach its consideration thoughtfully and rationally, and will be able to see that it really provides for the possibility of stopping the conflict and moving on to its political and diplomatic settlement.” , the President of the Russian Federation emphasized.

The Primakov Readings were first held in 2015. The Forum acquired the status of an authoritative platform for discussing scenarios for the development of international relations, challenges in the field of international security, as well as new models of interaction between subjects of world politics. TASS is the general media partner of the event.