Ukraine does not plan any offensive against pro-Russian separatists in the east of the country and of which Moscow is widely considered the military sponsor, assured Wednesday January 19 the head of Ukrainian diplomacy Dmytro Kouleba.
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“
Ukraine is not planning any offensive operations
”, declared Dmytro Kouleba during a press conference with his American counterpart Antony Blinken, “
this conflict has only one solution, and it is a political solution
”, has he added.
Ukraine hopes for " less aggressive
" behavior
from Russia after the Russian-American talks scheduled for Friday in Geneva, Kouleba added.
"
It is very important that these negotiations succeed
" and lead to a "
less aggressive and more constructive behavior of Russia
".