Russia Can't Stop War, Even If Ukraine Joins NATO, Says Vladimir Putin Ally Ex-President Dmitry Medvedev

Moscow: A high ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin mentioned on Friday that Moscow wouldn't cease its navy marketing campaign in Ukraine even when Kyiv formally renounced its aspirations to hitch NATO. Former President Dmitry Medvedev, now deputy chairman of Russia's Safety Council, additionally mentioned in a French tv interview that Russia was ready to carry talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy topic to sure circumstances. Even earlier than the February invasion, Moscow made clear Ukrainian membership of NATO was unacceptable to it. "Renouncing its participation in the North Atlantic alliance is now vital, but it is already insufficient in order to establish peace," Medvedev instructed LCI tv in quotes reported by Russian news companies. Russia, he mentioned, would proceed the marketing campaign till its objectives had been achieved. Putin says he needs to "denazify" Ukraine. Kyiv and the West say it is a baseless pretext for a struggle of conquest. Russia and Ukraine held a number of rounds of talks after the invasion started, however they made no progress and there are few prospects for a resumption. "This (talks) will depend on how events unfold. We were ready before to meet (Zelenskiy)," Medvedev mentioned. In his feedback, he additionally mentioned U.S. weapons already equipped to Ukraine -- like HIMARS multiple-rocket launchers - didn't but pose a considerable risk. However that might change, he mentioned, if U.S. despatched weapons may hit targets at longer distances. "It means that when this sort of missile flies 70 km, that is one thing," he mentioned. "But when it's 300-400 km, that is another, now that would be a threat directly to the territory of the Russian Federation." (Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV workers and is revealed from a syndicated feed.)