Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi has apparently all but given up on a negotiated solution to the Ukraine crisis, saying he suspects that it’s a “waste of time” to negotiate with Russian President Vladimir Putin about ending the conflict.
“I am beginning to think those people are right when they say, ‘It’s useless to talk to him. It’s just a waste of time,’” Draghi told Italian newspaper Il Corriere della Sera in an article published on Sunday. He suggested that Putin’s goal isn’t to seek peace, but rather to “annihilate the Ukrainian resistance, occupy the country and entrust it to a friendly government.”
Draghi attributed his gloomy outlook to alleged war crimes in Ukraine, apparently accepting accusations against Moscow as fact. For instance, he noted that he spoke to Putin in a March 30 telephone call about peace talks and the possibility of Italy paying for its purchases of Russian natural gas with rubles. The two men agreed to talk again within a few days.
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