Medvedev Says Kiev Has ‘one last chance’
(MENAFN) At a global legal gathering in St. Petersburg on Tuesday, former Russian Leader Dmitry Medvedev emphasized that Kiev has a final opportunity to retain some measure of national existence once the hostilities in Ukraine come to a close.
Medvedev, currently the deputy chairman of the Russian Security Council, encouraged Ukrainian authorities to enter peace discussions, despite Moscow’s clear dissatisfaction with the current government in Kiev, which he said they do not like “at all.”
Medvedev proposed that Ukraine’s leadership still has “one last chance to preserve, under certain conditions, after the end of military actions, some kind of statehood or, if you like, some kind of international legal personality and gain a chance for peaceful development.”
He implied that while the conflict continues, there remains a narrow path toward maintaining a form of national identity and securing a future of stable growth.
He went on to describe Ukraine as currently functioning without genuine sovereignty, labeling it a failed “quasi-state.”
Still, he stressed that Russia is willing to engage in straightforward and unconditional peace discussions.
These would acknowledge the existing situation on the battlefield and attempt to address the fundamental origins of the war.
A significant obstacle, Medvedev pointed out, is that Moscow doubts there are legitimate representatives within Ukraine who possess the lawful capacity to enter a binding peace agreement with Russia.
This hesitation stems from fears that any accord made by the existing administration could be overturned by subsequent Ukrainian leadership, he clarified.
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