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Putin says 'understandings' reached at Alaska summit open way to peace in Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin praises China and India's peace efforts at SCO, linking Ukraine war to NATO expansion and recent talks with US President Donald Trump on resolving crisis. - REUTERS/Filepic
RUSSIAN President Vladimir Putin said on Monday that "understandings" he reached with U.S. President Donald Trump at a summit in August opened a way to peace in Ukraine, which he would discuss with leaders attending a regional summit in China.
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Kyiv and its Western allies call Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, launched in February 2022 an imperial war of conquest to annex territory, though Russia says it is special military operation aimed to demilitarize and denazify Ukraine.
Putin, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and leaders from Central Asia, the Middle East, South Asia and Southeast Asia are attending the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation forum in the city of Tianjin, hosted by President Xi Jinping.
"We highly appreciate the efforts and proposals from China and India aimed at facilitating the resolution of the Ukrainian crisis," Putin told the forum.
"The understandings reached at the recent Russia–U.S. meeting in Alaska, I hope, also contribute toward this goal."
He said he had already detailed to Xi on Sunday the achievements of his talks with Trump and the work "already underway" to resolve the conflict and would provide more detail in two-way meetings with the Chinese leader and others.
"For the Ukrainian settlement to be sustainable and long-term, the root causes of the crisis must be addressed."
Part of the source of the conflict "lies in the ongoing attempts by the West to bring Ukraine into NATO", Putin reiterated.
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- Putin supports peace efforts by China and India, saying recent talks with Trump may help resolve the Ukraine conflict.
- Russia blames NATO expansion for the war, calling it a root cause while denying it is an imperial conquest.
- Global leaders gather at SCO, showing solidarity from the Global South amid tensions over Ukraine and Western policies.
Kyiv and its Western allies call Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, launched in February 2022 an imperial war of conquest to annex territory, though Russia says it is special military operation aimed to demilitarize and denazify Ukraine.
Putin, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and leaders from Central Asia, the Middle East, South Asia and Southeast Asia are attending the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation forum in the city of Tianjin, hosted by President Xi Jinping.
"We highly appreciate the efforts and proposals from China and India aimed at facilitating the resolution of the Ukrainian crisis," Putin told the forum.
"The understandings reached at the recent Russia–U.S. meeting in Alaska, I hope, also contribute toward this goal."
He said he had already detailed to Xi on Sunday the achievements of his talks with Trump and the work "already underway" to resolve the conflict and would provide more detail in two-way meetings with the Chinese leader and others.
"For the Ukrainian settlement to be sustainable and long-term, the root causes of the crisis must be addressed."
Part of the source of the conflict "lies in the ongoing attempts by the West to bring Ukraine into NATO", Putin reiterated.