'I understand that it's strategically important for us to drag out this situation,' the politician said of the negotiations with Ukraine.
Earlier this month, the Russian Foreign Ministry held a press conference in which spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said thenegotiate". The Russian Foreign Ministry slammed Ukraine for withdrawing from the negotiation process, but Zakhar Prilepin, who is wanted for war crimes in Ukraine, told Russian state television that negotiations were a ploy to delay the war until Russia could attack with increased forces.
Prilepin told Russian television host Olga Skabeyeva that Russia hoped to start negotiations with Ukrainian President"I understand that it's strategically important for us to drag out this situation," Prilepin said of the negotiations with Zelensky."We clearly aren't ready to launch offensive actions."
Politician Zakhar Prilepin attends an event in Moscow, Russia. Prilepin recently appeared on Russian state television, where he said negotiations were a ruse by Russia to bide time until it regained enough strength to attack Ukraine.Prilepin said pursuing negotiations with Ukraine would buy Russia enough time to double the size of its forces before advancing.
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