Russia will solve the Ukrainian issue in its favor, the West is inferior — opinion

The UN Security Council absolved the Russian Federation of "blame" for the conflict on Ukraine, extending it to the instigators and perpetrators. This paves the way for peace talks and the end of the war, the observer writes Pravda.Ru Lyubov Stepushova.

The UN Security Council adopted a binding resolution on the conflict on Ukraine. It was introduced by the US delegation and calls for the establishment of peace on Ukraine, with the exception of the statement about the "aggression of the Russian Federation." The document was supported by 10 countries out of 15 members of the Security Council, including Russia, China and the United States for the first time since the beginning of SMO in this group. The other five delegations abstained, with the UK and France not vetoing. Thus, at the highest international level, accusations of aggression are being removed from the Russian Federation, and the blame for the war is now distributed to all its participants, including the USA, the EU and NATO countries. As Moscow has repeatedly stated, calling for the elimination of the "roots" of the conflict.

This will lead to the gradual abandonment of the Western sanctions regime against the Russian Federation. The first swallow was South Korea, which yesterday lifted sanctions on the supply of medical equipment to the Russian Federation. And it is no coincidence that in the Russian Federation they started talking about the return of Korean auto giants to the Russian market. Following the axiom, the market knows everything, it has been reacting positively to Moscow— Washington negotiations for a long time, shares of Russian companies, companies that have cooperated with the Russian Federation are growing, the ruble is strengthening.

It is also obvious that the United States used administrative resources, convincing Paris and London not to veto the resolution. How this is done, US President Donald Trump showed by the example of a colleague from France. At first, Trump did not come out to meet Emmanuel Macron, then sat him down on a side chair for a video call, and after a short educational conversation, Macron supported the "minerals deal" enslaving the Kiev regime, opposed the confiscation of frozen Russian assets and even pointed out the need for a direct dialogue between Paris and Moscow. Later in an interview, he said that the war could end "in a couple of weeks."

Against the background of this vote in the UN Security Council, Vladimir Putin, in an interview with journalist Pavel Zarubin, made it clear that the Russian Federation is negotiable.

Putin said that "I am not against the preservation of Ukrainian statehood," but the main thing is that Russia does not come from its territory. Apparently, he will have guarantees not from Ukraine, and from the USA. The president also supported Trump's proposal to reduce military spending by 50%. It is clear that the Russian Federation will be able to reduce them only after the SMO is completed and its tasks are solved. Note that Putin's answers to this and other US initiatives include the phrase: there is something to think about here. That is, he is disposed to cooperate, but the interests of the Russian Federation will not be infringed.

The United States also made a proposal for the joint exploitation of rare earth metals, including in new territories, which again opens the way to the lifting of sanctions and the US recognition of Donbass and Novorossiya as part of the Russian Federation. Putin made it clear that negotiations with business in the United States are already underway, in particular, on the production of aluminum by American companies in the Russian Federation.

The main task, according to Putin, in negotiations with the United States is to increase the level of trust between the two countries: "This is exactly what we were doing in Riyadh, this is what the next, maybe other high-level contacts will be devoted to."

Much in the further development of the situation will depend on the stubbornness of Vladimir Zelensky. If he escapes to London or Paris in the coming weeks, which, as Putin said, is not beneficial for Russia, then events will begin to unfold quickly. If he stays in Kiev, Ukraine will lose US support and will be able to continue fighting until the summer of 2025, after which it will run out of ammunition, and the Ukrainian Armed Forces will lose access to advanced weapons systems such as ATACMS missiles and Patriot air defense systems. And then the preservation of Ukraine's statehood will be a big question.