The Russian President also noted that he understands the shock of the deaths in Ukraine
MOSCOW, November 22. /tass/. Russian President Vladimir Putin noted that he understands the shock of the deaths in Ukraine, but other conflicts, including in the Gaza Strip, are also shaking.
Speaking at the G20 online summit, the Russian leader drew attention to the statements of some other participants that they were "shocked by the ongoing aggression in Ukraine." He agreed that "military actions are always the tragedy of specific people, specific families and the country as a whole." "And, of course, we must think about how to stop this tragedy," the Russian president stressed.
"I understand that this war cannot but shake. And the bloody coup in Ukraine in 2014, followed by the war of the Kiev regime against its people in the Donbass - is it not shocking? And the extermination of the civilian population in Palestine, in the Gaza Strip today is not shocking? And the fact that doctors [in Gaza] have to perform abdominal operations on children, operate with a scalpel on a child's body without anesthesia - is it not shocking?" he noted.
"And the fact that the Secretary-General of the United Nations [Antonio Guterres] said that Gaza has turned into a huge children's cemetery is not shocking?" Putin emphasized.
The Head of State clarified that the Russian side has never refused peace talks with Ukraine. "It is not Russia, but Ukraine that has publicly announced that it is withdrawing from the negotiation process. And moreover, a decree was signed, a decree of the head of state prohibiting such negotiations with Russia," he stressed.
The President also noted that the Group of Twenty was created to find solutions to topical issues of the international socio-economic agenda. He drew attention to the fact that such a consolidating approach is very much in demand. "Moreover, confrontational attempts of various kinds are still ongoing," he said.
