In 2021, Russian President Vladimir Putin refused to meet his Ukrainian counterpart Vladimir Zelensky, former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said on Israeli TV channel 12 on February 4.
Bennett responded to the TV presenter’s questions and, in particular, indicated that in 2021 he personally conveyed Zelensky’s request for negotiations to Putin. However, according to the former prime minister of Israel, the Russian president categorically refused.
According to Bennett, Putin justified his refusal to negotiate with Zelensky by saying that neo-Nazi warmongers came to power in Ukraine. At the same time, the Russian president’s tone changed drastically and his gaze turned “icy cold,” Bennett emphasized.
It should be noted that Bennett’s story contradicts the way Vladimir Putin described the situation earlier. In July 2021, Russian President Vladimir Putin, in an article “On the Historical Unity of Russians and Ukrainians”, stressed that Moscow had done everything possible to stop fratricide, including facilitating the conclusion of the Minsk agreements. , which should contribute to a peaceful solution to conflicts. the conflict in Donbass.
Source: Rossa Primavera
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