NSDC secretary asks other countries to stop putting Ukraine at table with Russia

Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, Oleksiy Danilov, has called for a stop to constant efforts to put Ukraine at the negotiating table, asking instead to give the embattled nation more weapons.

The security official addressed the issue on Facebook, Ukrinform reports.

According to the NSDC secretary, "when the goal of the Russian aggressor remains unchanged – to destroy Ukraine – the initiatives for a peaceful settlement that have been heard recently are nothing but pro-Russian peacemaking."

"You don't need to constantly put us at the negotiating table, give us enough weapons. Weapons are the best mediator and the only argument that Russia understands in communication," Danilov emphasized.

As Ukrinform reported earlier, Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto believes it is necessary to bring Ukraine and the Russian Federation to the negotiating table, where China could mediate.

Earlier, State Counselor and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China, Qin Gang stated that China takes an impartial position regarding the "Ukraine crisis" and seeks to reduce the degree of tension, calling for political settlement.

EU High Representative Josep Borrell stressed that the European Union will not be able to develop "normal relations" with China if official Beijing fails to use its influence on Russia to persuade it to pull troops from Ukraine and end the war.