The Kremlin rejected the proposal of the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky to begin the withdrawal of Russian troops before Christmas. They said that it was "out of the question".
This was reported by the spokesman of the Russian president Dmytro Peskov, RIA Novosti writes.
"There is no question that Russia can start withdrawing troops from Ukraine by the end of this year," he noted.
According to him, Russia will do everything possible to normalize and restore life in the "new regions of the Russian Federation".
- On December 12, President Volodymyr Zelensky offered Russia to start withdrawing its troops from the territory of Ukraine on Christmas day in order to confirm its words about the refusal of aggression.