Russian and Ukrainian Foreign Ministers Speak
  • 2 years ago
As foreign ministers from Ukraine and Russia met on Thursday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has told Sky News that the nation will lose millions more people if a no-fly zone is not imposed across the country. At press time, over 2.3 million people had already fled Ukraine for nations across Europe. These comments came as meetings between foreign ministers for the two nations carried on in Antalya, Turkey. Russia has noted that it has other buyers for its oil and gas, claiming that it has effectively circumvented Washington’s economic sanctions. Speaking at a press conference in Antalya, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak, who oversees the energy markets for the Russian government, said, “we’re not going to try to persuade the West to buy oil and gas from us. If they want to replace it that’s fine—we have our sales market elsewhere.” The Russian government also claims that President Putin is not refusing to meet with Zelenskyy, claiming that “preliminary work” must be done. No progress has yet been made on a cease-fire, Meanwhile, the UK sanctioned several Russian oligarchs, including outgoing Chelsea FC owner, Roman Abramovich, freezing his assets and restricting his travel.
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