Kremlin spokesman addresses potential for Russia-EU talks on Ukraine, Eurasian security

Russian Politics & Diplomacy November 11, 17:05

Russian President Vladimir Putin has not yet received a comprehensive report from the Russian delegation on the outcomes of the trilateral negotiations on the Ukrainian settlement in Abu Dhabi, Dmitry Peskov said

MOSCOW, November 11. /TASS/. It’s not yet clear in what format Russia could discuss the Ukrainian conflict with Europe, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told journalists.

He stressed that Eurasian security is always discussed at summits of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO).

TASS has compiled his key statements.

Talks in Abu Dhabi

Russian President Vladimir Putin has not yet received a comprehensive report from the Russian delegation on the outcomes of the trilateral negotiations on the Ukrainian settlement in Abu Dhabi: "No, he hasn’t received it yet."

The Russian leader will receive the delegation in person if he deems it necessary: "If he deems it necessary. Whatever the case, he will receive a full report."

Contacts with the US side will continue: "Contacts with the Americans will continue."

G20 summit

No decision has yet been made on Putin’s participation in the G20 summit in Miami, but he is open to meetings: "No decision has been made yet on Putin’s participation in the G20 summit in the US."

Discussing Ukrainian settlement

The issue of settling the ongoing Ukrainian conflict is included in the agenda for high-level negotiations during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in China this month: "The topic of the Ukrainian settlement is, one way or another, on the agenda of the summit talks."

It would be inaccurate to say that Russian President Vladimir Putin, US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping plan to discuss Ukraine without Vladimir Zelensky, as some Western media outlets have claimed: "It’s not right to say so."

Potential Russia-EU contacts

It’s not yet clear in what format Russia could discuss the Ukrainian conflict with Europe: "There is no vision for this yet."

Statements made by European leaders do not indicate any desire to contribute to a settlement in Ukraine: "At present, we are hearing statements from Europeans that do not suggest any desire on their part to make a contribution to advancing the peace process."

Putin is open to potential contacts with European representatives, including German Chancellor Friedrich Merz: "However, Putin has always said and continues to say that he is open to engaging with everyone, including Europeans".

Eurasian security

Eurasian security is always discussed at summits of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO): "It is certainly discussed every time."

Armenia-CSTO dealings

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan "has repeatedly stated that Armenia has lost interest in participating in the CSTO."

Yerevan is not currently participating in the CSTO’s activities, and the organization will respond appropriately to this: "We don’t know what Pashinyan has in mind, but it’s clear that Armenia isn’t participating in the CSTO’s activities. The CSTO will respond accordingly,"

"Everything stipulated in the charter can be invoked by decision of the member states."

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