“We are only escalating this war and making it worse,” he said.
The administration of President Joe Biden authorized the use of such ATACMS missiles in November, after having long opposed it, following the deployment, according to the West and kyiv, of thousands of North Korean soldiers in support of Russian soldiers.
Russia claimed that its “massive” missile and drone attack this Friday morning against Ukraine’s energy infrastructure was in retaliation for ATACMS fire two days earlier. However, Moscow has been bombing Ukraine for almost three years.
Finally, the Kremlin also judged on Friday that the “prerequisites” for negotiations on Ukraine were not met, while speculation on possible talks is increasing as the return to power in the United States approaches. by Donald Trump in January.
“We don’t want a ceasefire, we want peace, once our conditions are met and all our goals are achieved,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters.
According to him, the “preliminary conditions for negotiations” are not met, with Moscow de facto demanding a surrender of Ukraine before negotiating peace.
