JAKARTA - The leader of the Russian Chechen region Ramzan Kadyrov, said on Thursday, he opposed talks to end the war in Ukraine, saying Moscow must continue its war until the end.
"I believe that the war must be resolved to the end. I am against negotiations," Kadyrov told reporters at the Kremlin, launching Al Arabiya from Reuters (30/1).
Kadyrov, who refers to himself as Putin's "soldier", is a prominent war supporter. His comments reflect the opinion current among hardliners that Russia won the four-year-old war and must continue, even as US President Donald Trump stepped up diplomatic efforts to end it.
However, the decision on whether and when to stop completely is in Putin's hands. The Kremlin said Russia prefers to achieve its goals in Ukraine through diplomacy, but will do so militarily if that is not possible.
It is known that the United States is trying to get Russia and Ukraine to reach an agreement to end the war. This week, the Russian and Ukrainian delegations with Russian mediators are scheduled to meet again in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates on February 1, after holding the first trilateral meeting for the first time on January 23-24.
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