Putin: "Russia and Ukraine Will Soon Reach an Agreement"

Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Russia and Ukraine, which are at war, will soon reach an agreement.

Vladimir Putin, President of Russia [Image source=Yonhap News]

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According to RIA Novosti, in an interview released on the 9th (Korean time) with former Fox News anchor Tucker Carlson, President Putin stated, "I want to resolve the Ukraine conflict through negotiations."

The interview was released through Carlson's personal website. In the interview, President Putin claimed that Russia has never refused negotiations with Ukraine, and as a precondition for the current situation, he said that Russia requested the United States through diplomatic channels to stop supplying weapons to Ukraine.

He also argued that the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) opened the "door" to Ukraine in 2008, and he could not agree with that. He also expressed belief that an agreement could be reached for the release of American journalists detained in Russia.

Since invading Ukraine on February 24, 2022, Russian forces currently occupy part of Ukrainian territory and are confronting Ukrainian troops. This is the first time President Putin has given an exclusive interview to a Western journalist.

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