Russia Won't Stop War, Even If Ukraine Drops NATO Hopes: Ex-Russian President
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Russia-Ukraine War: Russia and Ukraine held several rounds of talks after the invasion began, but they made no progress and there are few prospects for a resumption.
A top ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that Moscow would not stop its military campaign in Ukraine even if Kyiv formally renounced its aspirations to join NATO.
Former President Dmitry Medvedev, now deputy chairman of Russia's Security Council, also said in a French television interview that Russia was prepared to hold talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy subject to certain conditions.
Even before 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 told LCI television in quotes reported by Russian news agencies.
