{"id":121493,"date":"2023-11-23T23:39:42","date_gmt":"2023-11-23T23:39:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leviolonrouge.com\/?p=121493"},"modified":"2023-11-23T23:39:42","modified_gmt":"2023-11-23T23:39:42","slug":"time-to-think-how-to-stop-this-tragedy-putin-tells-g20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leviolonrouge.com\/world-news\/time-to-think-how-to-stop-this-tragedy-putin-tells-g20\/","title":{"rendered":"Time to think how to stop this tragedy, Putin tells G20"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Vladimir Putin yesterday told G20 leaders it was necessary to think about how to stop \u201cthe tragedy\u201d of the war in Ukraine.<\/p>\n

Some observers said the Russian leader\u2019s remarks appeared to be his most placatory to date but others dismissed them as cynical.<\/p>\n

During his first G20 address since the start of the war in 2022 Putin said some people claimed to be shocked by the ongoing \u201caggression\u201d of Russia in Ukraine.<\/p>\n

He then told the virtual meeting of the world\u2019s largest economies: \u201cYes, of course, military actions are always a tragedy.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd of course, we should think about how to stop this tragedy. By the way, Russia has never refused peace talks with Ukraine.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The remarks were among Putin\u2019s most peaceful on the war for months and contrasted with his long diatribes about US expansion of Nato closer to Russia\u2019s borders.<\/p>\n

In his speech, Putin used the word \u201cwar\u201d to describe the conflict instead of the Kremlin\u2019s \u201cspecial military operation\u201d term.<\/p>\n

His decision to send troops into Ukraine triggered Europe\u2019s deadliest conflict since the Second World War.<\/p>\n

Fighting since February 2022 has killed or wounded hundreds of thousands, displaced millions and devastated swathes of the country\u2019s south and east.<\/p>\n

\u201cI understand that this war, and the death of people, cannot but shock,\u201d Putin said. He then set out the Russian case that Ukraine had methodically persecuted Russian-speaking people in the east of the country.<\/p>\n

And he also referred to the Middle East conflict between Israel and Hamas.<\/p>\n

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\u201cAnd the extermination of the civilian population in Palestine, in the Gaza Strip today, is not shocking?\u201d Putin asked.<\/p>\n

The meeting was called by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The Russian leader last attended a
G20 gathering in person in Japan in 2019.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the war in Ukraine continued as snow fell. Ukrainian soldiers clashed with Russians near Kupiansk amid shelling of enemy positions in Kremmina.<\/p>\n

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