{"id":7503,"date":"2023-06-02T15:27:18","date_gmt":"2023-06-02T14:27:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/londonpost.news\/?p=7503"},"modified":"2023-06-02T15:49:18","modified_gmt":"2023-06-02T14:49:18","slug":"blinken-includes-peace-agreement-and-russias-withdrawal-mandatory-for-ukraine-ceasefire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/diplomatic-world\/blinken-includes-peace-agreement-and-russias-withdrawal-mandatory-for-ukraine-ceasefire\/2023\/06\/02\/admin1\/","title":{"rendered":"Blinken includes peace agreement and Russia’s withdrawal mandatory for Ukraine ceasefire"},"content":{"rendered":"

KYIV<\/span>\u00a0(AP)<\/span> –<\/span> US<\/span> Secretary<\/span> of<\/span> State<\/span> Anthony<\/span> Blinken<\/span> said<\/span>\u00a0that<\/span> a<\/span> ceasefire<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> war<\/span> in<\/span> Ukraine<\/span> cannot<\/span> be<\/span> declared<\/span> unless<\/span> it<\/span> is<\/span> part<\/span> of<\/span> a<\/span> \u201cjust and lasting\u201d\u00a0peace<\/span> deal<\/span> that<\/span> stipulates<\/span> Russia’s<\/span> military<\/span> withdrawal.<\/span>\u00a0
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\n<\/span>Blinken<\/span> said<\/span> it<\/span> would<\/span> be<\/span> a<\/span> “truce<\/span> that<\/span> would<\/span> only<\/span> freeze<\/span> the<\/span> current<\/span> front<\/span> lines”<\/span> and<\/span> would<\/span> allow<\/span> Russian<\/span> President<\/span> Vladimir<\/span> Putin<\/span> to<\/span> “strengthen<\/span> control<\/span> over<\/span> the<\/span> occupied<\/span> territories,<\/span> rest,<\/span> rearm<\/span> and<\/span> strike<\/span> again.”<\/span>\u00a0
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\n<\/span>Russia,<\/span> too,<\/span> must<\/span> pay<\/span> its<\/span> share<\/span> in<\/span> rebuilding<\/span> Ukraine<\/span> and<\/span> be<\/span> held<\/span> accountable<\/span> for<\/span> launching<\/span> a<\/span> full-scale<\/span> invasion<\/span> of<\/span> its<\/span> neighbour<\/span> in<\/span> February<\/span> 2022,<\/span> said<\/span> Blinken.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Mr<\/span> Blinken<\/span> said<\/span> allowing<\/span> Russia<\/span> to<\/span> retain<\/span> a<\/span> fifth<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> occupied<\/span> Ukraine<\/span> territory<\/span> would<\/span> send<\/span> the<\/span> wrong<\/span> message<\/span> to<\/span> Russia<\/span> and<\/span> “other<\/span> potential<\/span> aggressors<\/span> around<\/span> the<\/span> world”.<\/span><\/p>\n

But<\/span> Russia<\/span> wants<\/span> talks<\/span> over<\/span> Ukraine’s<\/span> NATO<\/span> membership<\/span> application.<\/span> Ukrainian<\/span> President<\/span> Volodymyr<\/span> Zelensky<\/span> is<\/span> pushing<\/span> for<\/span> the<\/span> country’s<\/span> entry<\/span> into<\/span> the<\/span> Western<\/span> military<\/span> alliance,<\/span> which<\/span> the<\/span> Kremlin<\/span> sees<\/span> as<\/span> a<\/span> threat.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>“Of<\/span> course,<\/span> this<\/span> (problem)<\/span> will<\/span> be<\/span> one<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> biggest<\/span> nuisances<\/span> and<\/span> potential<\/span> problems<\/span> for<\/span> many<\/span> years<\/span> to<\/span> come,”<\/span> Kremlin<\/span> spokesman<\/span> Dmitry<\/span> Peskov<\/span> said<\/span>.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Blinken<\/span> said<\/span> the<\/span> United<\/span> States<\/span> stands<\/span> ready<\/span> to<\/span> support<\/span> peace<\/span> efforts<\/span> by<\/span> others,<\/span> including<\/span> recent<\/span> offers<\/span> by<\/span> China<\/span> and<\/span> Brazil.<\/span> However,<\/span> any<\/span> peace<\/span> agreement<\/span> must<\/span> uphold<\/span> the<\/span> principles<\/span> of<\/span> sovereignty,<\/span> territorial<\/span> integrity<\/span> and<\/span> independence.<\/span> The<\/span> United<\/span> States<\/span> is<\/span> a<\/span> major<\/span> Western<\/span> ally,<\/span> supplying<\/span> Kiev<\/span> with<\/span> weapons<\/span> to<\/span> help<\/span> stop<\/span> the<\/span> Kremlin<\/span> forces.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>China,<\/span> which<\/span> is<\/span> neutral<\/span> and<\/span> wants<\/span> to<\/span> act<\/span> as<\/span> a<\/span> mediator<\/span> but<\/span> politically<\/span> backs<\/span> Moscow,<\/span> urged<\/span> countries<\/span>\u00a0to<\/span> stop<\/span> supplying<\/span> Ukraine<\/span> with<\/span> weapons.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>In<\/span> Ukraine<\/span> on<\/span> Friday,<\/span> the<\/span> air<\/span> defense<\/span> forces<\/span> shot<\/span> down<\/span> more<\/span> than<\/span> 30<\/span> Russian<\/span> cruise<\/span> missiles<\/span> and<\/span> drones<\/span> during<\/span> Moscow’s<\/span> sixth<\/span> air<\/span> strike<\/span> on<\/span> Kiev<\/span> in<\/span> six<\/span> days,<\/span> local<\/span> officials<\/span> said.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The<\/span> Ukrainian<\/span> capital<\/span> was<\/span> hit<\/span> simultaneously<\/span> from<\/span> different<\/span> directions<\/span> by<\/span> Iranian-made<\/span> Shahid<\/span> drones<\/span> and<\/span> cruise<\/span> missiles<\/span> from<\/span> the<\/span> Caspian<\/span> Sea<\/span> region,<\/span> senior<\/span> Kiev<\/span> official<\/span> Serhiy<\/span> Popko<\/span> wrote<\/span> in<\/span> Telegram.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>A<\/span> 68-year-old<\/span> man<\/span> and<\/span> an<\/span> 11-year-old<\/span> child<\/span> were<\/span> injured<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> attack,<\/span> according<\/span> to<\/span> Ukraine’s<\/span> Prosecutor<\/span> General’s<\/span> Office.<\/span> Houses,<\/span> villas<\/span> and<\/span> automobiles<\/span> were<\/span> damaged<\/span> by<\/span> falling<\/span> debris.<\/span> The<\/span> latest<\/span> wave<\/span> of<\/span> attacks<\/span> on<\/span> the<\/span> capital<\/span> has<\/span> strained<\/span> the<\/span> population<\/span> and<\/span> tested<\/span> the<\/span> strength<\/span> of<\/span> Ukraine’s<\/span> air<\/span> defenses,<\/span> but<\/span> Kiev<\/span> authorities<\/span> are<\/span> launching<\/span> an<\/span> imminent<\/span> counteroffensive<\/span> to<\/span> push<\/span> back<\/span> Kremlin<\/span> forces<\/span> 15<\/span> months<\/span> after<\/span> a<\/span> full-scale<\/span> invasion.<\/span> claiming<\/span> to<\/span> be<\/span> planning<\/span> Kiev<\/span> has<\/span> been<\/span> the<\/span> target<\/span> of<\/span> drone<\/span> and<\/span> rocket<\/span> attacks<\/span> for<\/span> 17<\/span> days<\/span> last<\/span> month,<\/span> including<\/span> daytime<\/span> attacks.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>But<\/span> Russia’s<\/span> strategy<\/span> could<\/span> backfire,<\/span> according<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> Institute<\/span> for<\/span> War<\/span> Studies,<\/span> a<\/span> Washington-based<\/span> think<\/span> tank.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>According<\/span> to<\/span> an<\/span> assessment<\/span> late<\/span> Thursday,<\/span> the<\/span> air<\/span> force<\/span> operation<\/span> “is<\/span> intended<\/span> to<\/span> weaken<\/span> Ukraine’s<\/span> ability<\/span> to<\/span> counterattack,<\/span> but<\/span> .<\/span> Capabilities<\/span> are<\/span> likely<\/span> to<\/span> be<\/span> further<\/span> limited.”<\/span> Ukrainian<\/span> chief<\/span> of<\/span> staff<\/span> Valery<\/span> Zardini<\/span> said<\/span> Ukrainian<\/span> air<\/span> defenses<\/span> had<\/span> intercepted<\/span> all<\/span> 15<\/span> cruise<\/span> missiles<\/span> and<\/span> 21<\/span> attack<\/span> drones.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>At<\/span> least<\/span> four<\/span> civilians<\/span> have<\/span> been<\/span> killed<\/span> and<\/span> 42<\/span> injured<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> past<\/span> 24<\/span> hours,<\/span> Ukraine’s<\/span> president’s<\/span> office<\/span> said<\/span>.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Meanwhile,<\/span> Russia’s<\/span> border<\/span> areas<\/span> are<\/span> under<\/span> renewed<\/span> attack<\/span> from<\/span> Ukraine.<\/span> Recent<\/span> cross-border<\/span> attacks<\/span> have<\/span> also<\/span> rocked<\/span> these<\/span> parts<\/span> of<\/span> Russia,<\/span> putting<\/span> the<\/span> Kremlin<\/span> on<\/span> high<\/span> alert.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>This<\/span> could<\/span> be<\/span> a<\/span> Ukrainian<\/span> strategy<\/span> to<\/span> disperse<\/span> Russian<\/span> forces<\/span> before<\/span> a<\/span> counteroffensive<\/span> begins.<\/span> “Russian<\/span> commanders<\/span> now<\/span> face<\/span> a<\/span> serious<\/span> dilemma<\/span> between<\/span> defending<\/span> (strengthening)<\/span> Russia’s<\/span> borders<\/span> and<\/span> consolidating<\/span> their<\/span> fronts<\/span> in<\/span> occupied<\/span> Ukraine,”<\/span> the<\/span> UK<\/span> Defense<\/span> Ministry<\/span> said<\/span>.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>In<\/span> the<\/span> Kursk<\/span> region<\/span> of<\/span> southern<\/span> Russia,<\/span> which<\/span> borders<\/span> Ukraine,<\/span> air<\/span> defense<\/span> systems<\/span> shot<\/span> down<\/span> “several<\/span> Ukrainian<\/span> drones”<\/span> on<\/span> Thursday<\/span> night,<\/span> regional<\/span> governor<\/span> Roman<\/span> Starovoit<\/span> wrote<\/span> on<\/span> Telegram.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>In<\/span> neighboring<\/span> Bryansk<\/span> oblast,<\/span> which<\/span> also<\/span> borders<\/span> Ukraine,<\/span> Ukrainian<\/span> forces<\/span> shelled<\/span> two<\/span> villages<\/span> on<\/span> Friday<\/span> morning,<\/span> Governor<\/span> Alexander<\/span> Bogomaz<\/span> said.<\/span> No<\/span> casualties<\/span> were<\/span> reported.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Two<\/span> drones<\/span> also<\/span> attacked<\/span> a<\/span> power<\/span> plant<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> Smolensk<\/span> region<\/span> in<\/span> western<\/span> Russia,<\/span> which<\/span> borders<\/span> Belarus,<\/span> early<\/span> Friday<\/span> morning,<\/span> officials<\/span> said.<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

KYIV\u00a0(AP) – US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said\u00a0that a ceasefire in the war in Ukraine cannot be declared unless it is part of a \u201cjust and lasting\u201d\u00a0peace deal that stipulates Russia’s military withdrawal.\u00a0 Blinken said it would be a “truce that would only freeze the current front lines” and would allow Russian President Vladimir […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7507,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":""},"categories":[24,26,276,2480,2482],"tags":[1760,5786,1764,5787,1765,5788,2587,2588,2953,2954,3404,4387,4388,4389,4394,5782,1225,5783,1366,5784,1378,5785],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/blinken_t800.jpg","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7503"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7503"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7503\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7508,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7503\/revisions\/7508"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7507"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7503"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7503"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7503"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}