Russia has accused the West of trying to derail peace talks with Ukraine by fueling “hysteria” over allegations of war crimes by Moscow forces following their withdrawal from the Kiev region.
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Kyiv and the West say there is evidence, including images and testimonies of witnesses gathered by Reuters and other media outlets, that Russia committed war crimes in the Ukrainian city of Butsa. Moscow denies the allegations, calling them “monstrous forgery.” “All I can say is that the work (in the talks) is continuing,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peshkov told reporters in a teleconference when asked about the prospect of another round of talks between Moscow and Kiev. The story goes on under the ad “There is still a long way to go. The work process is in progress, but it is dragging more than we would like “. Trending Stories
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday that Moscow believed the war crimes allegations were intended to derail the negotiation process. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoλουlu said on Wednesday that the killing of civilians in Ukraine had made peace talks between Moscow and Kiev more difficult, but expected more talks, possibly eventually between foreign ministers. Speaking to NATO ahead of a meeting with his counterparts, Tsavousoglu also said the alliance was aware of Ukraine’s demands for more weapons and that the allies were trying to step up aid. Russia sent tens of thousands of troops to Ukraine on February 24 in a special operation to downgrade its southern neighbor’s military capabilities and kill people it called dangerous nationalists. The story goes on under the ad Ukrainian forces have put up fierce resistance and the West has imposed sweeping sanctions on Russia in a bid to force it to withdraw its forces. (Reported by Reuters; Edited by Conor Humphries)
