Published November 14,2024
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Russia on Thursday mentioned that Moscow has “no illusion” a couple of US coverage change beneath new President-elect Donald Trump, noting the “only shift” may be doable in dialogue.”
“I can assure you that we have no illusion about the president-elect or the new Congress now under Republican control … regardless of domestic political shifts, consistently pursues a sense of containing Moscow, and this orientation is deeply rooted, unfortunately, and the change of administration does little to alter it,” Gennady Gatilov, Russia’s ambassador to the UN in Geneva, advised a news briefing.
“The only shift that might be possible is a dialog between our countries, something that has been lacking during the last several years during President (Joe) Biden’s administration,” Gatilov mentioned.
He mentioned that Russia, whereas defending its nationwide curiosity and the goals of its particular navy operation, will have interaction with the brand new US administration when it assumes workplace.
“Trump promised to settle the Ukrainian crisis overnight. Okay, let’s keep track. But we know that we are realistic people. Of course, we understand that this will never happen,” he mentioned.
“But if he starts or suggests something to start the political process, it’s welcome,” Gatilov added.
He underlined that such negotiations wanted to be primarily based on what he describes because the “realities on the ground.”
The ambassador additionally reminded Trump’s earlier administration’s stance towards Moscow and mentioned: “We have no illusion about the new administration’s stance on Russia, because, well, let’s recall that during the previous administration, Trump administration. It was he who started these introductions of sanctions and many anti-Russian legislations were adopted.”
– If overseas troops wish to assist ‘why not?’
Responding to Anadolu’s query on whether or not Russia is open to accepting the help of overseas troops, Gatilov mentioned that this problem is just not beneath dialogue.
“Because we have enough military capabilities. We can cope with the situation by ourselves. But of course, if somebody wants to come and help, why not?” he added.
However, the envoy mentioned that there isn’t any such dialogue and Russia is “not asking anybody to send their troops to Ukraine.”
He mentioned that there are lots of mercenaries and so-called volunteers on the opposite facet, from completely different Western international locations, together with Canada, and Poland.
His remarks got here after NATO chief Mark Rutte mentioned in late October that North Korean troops have been deployed to Russia and are working within the Kursk border area the place Ukrainian troops have a foothold.
South Korean and US officers have additionally mentioned North Korea has greater than 10,000 troops deployed to the Kursk area.
Source: www.anews.com.tr