“Eventually it will be inevitable to find an agreement to end the conflict in Ukraine”. Russian President Vladimir Putin said this on the sidelines of a regional summit in Kyrgyzstan while expressing doubts about the "trust" that Moscow can, in his opinion, grant its interlocutors.
Putin: "Agreement with Ukraine inevitable"
“How to find an agreement? And can we come to an agreement with someone? And with what guarantees? This is obviously the whole question (…)” – Putin added, emphasizing however that “Eventually we will have to come to an agreement. I have already said several times that we are ready for these agreements, we are open, but this forces us to think about who we are dealing with".
Putin threatens the West to cut oil production
A new attack followed at the opening. The West is always in the sights. Russian President Vladimir Putin has again threatened to “cut production” of oil Russia "if necessary" after the EU, G7 and Australia introduced limits on the price of oil imported from Moscow in recent days. Russia could also stop its export to those countries that have introduced the "stupid" price cap, said the number one in the Kremlin. "As a reaction - he added - we will simply not sell our oil to the countries that have adopted this decision" and "perhaps we will evaluate a possible reduction in production".
New sanctions against Russia from the USA
In the meantime, news could arrive from the United States that they should impose this afternoon new sanctions to Russian (but also Chinese) officials and legal entities for the Russians' use of Iranian drones in Ukraine, abuse of human rights and Chinese support for illegal fishing in the Pacific. The writes it Wall Street Journal citing sources familiar with the dossier.
