China News Service, April 14. The Russia-Ukraine negotiations, which have attracted much attention from the outside world, have once again stalled.

As Russia and Ukraine deployed troops to the Donbas region, a large-scale conflict was imminent.

On the 12th local time, Russian President Vladimir Putin publicly stated that the two sides "negotiations have reached a dead end".

Image source: Screenshot of RIA Novosti report.

　　Putin said at a press conference on the same day that the Russia-Ukraine negotiations had reached a deadlock due to the Ukrainian side's "deviation".

He said that Ukraine deviates from the consensus reached in the previous negotiations, and the negotiations have entered a "dead end".

　　Since Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine, the two sides have conducted several rounds of negotiations, but have been unable to achieve a substantive breakthrough.

The most recent offline negotiation held on March 29 once gave the outside world full of hope for an agreement between the two parties, but at present, the follow-up progress has been hindered by multiple factors.

　　At the same time, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's inconsistent remarks on important negotiating issues have hampered progress.

Especially on the issue of joining NATO, Zelensky changed his previous attitude of giving up joining, saying that Ukraine is ready to join NATO, and said that with regard to the issue of "demilitarization and de-Nazification" in the negotiations, Ukraine "" Don't talk about it."

　　In the face of Zelensky's repetition, Putin took a tougher stance.

He said the Russian military operation was going "as planned" and he had "no doubt" that the goals of the military operation in Ukraine would be achieved.

　　Putin's speech came at a time of tension in eastern Ukraine.

According to reports from The Wall Street Journal, Reuters and other media, both Russia and Ukraine have recently invested large-scale troops in the eastern region of Ukraine to prepare for the "biggest military conflict" that may occur.

　　The New York Times analyzed that both Russia and Ukraine have their own advantages, and the outcome is unpredictable.

U.S. officials also said the conflict could enter a "more protracted phase."

Western countries 'adding fuel to the fire'

　　The situation in East Ukraine is on the verge of breaking out, and the United States and NATO have increased various aids to Ukraine, adding fuel to the conflict.

Workers unload U.S. military aid to Ukraine at Boryspil Airport in Kyiv, Ukraine, January 25, 2022.

　　Negotiations have reached a dead end, with U.S. President Joe Biden again accusing Russia of "genocide" in Ukraine.

Previously, describing Putin as a "butcher" and "war criminal" has aroused strong dissatisfaction in Russia.

　　In addition to personal attacks, the United States has continued to provide military assistance to Ukraine.

As of the 12th, the U.S. aid to Ukraine has exceeded 1.7 billion US dollars, and it has continued to increase. On the 13th, it announced an additional 800 million US dollars in aid.

　　Some European countries are also "participating" in the conflict by continuously imposing sanctions and sending weapons.

So far, the EU has officially approved five rounds of sanctions against Russia.

NATO's secretary general called on its member states to drop the distinction between "defensive weapons" and "offensive weapons" when supplying weapons to Ukraine.

　　In the face of Western countries' siege and interception of Russia, Putin's tough stance is as always - "In this complex world, a country cannot maintain full hegemony."

Countermeasures against the West and continue to accomplish military goals... For today's Russia and Ukraine, stopping the conflict seems to have become the most distant thing.

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