Addressing the annual program of the World Economic Forum held in Davos, Switzerland through a video conference from ‘White House’, Trump said on Thursday that OPEC is responsible for the war -exporting countries for the war that continued for almost three years in Ukraine for almost three years as it Oil prices are very high.
“If the price is reduced, the Russia-Ukraine war will end immediately.” The sale of fuel materials has a major contribution in Russia’s earnings, “Trump said.
Asked about Trump’s comments, Kremlin (Russian President’s office) spokesman Dimitri Peskov confirmed the idea of his country stating that the Ukrainian conflict began due to West refusal to take into account Russian security interests in mind Happened.
Peskov told reporters, “War does not depend on oil prices. The struggle continues due to the threats created for Russia’s national security, the threats for the Russians living in those areas and refusing to look into the security concerns of the Americans and the Europeans. It has nothing to do with oil prices. ”He said that Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready to interact with his American counterpart Trump.
Peskov reiterated Putin’s statements that Ukraine had to send an army to Ukraine in February 2022 to prevent the threat to Russia’s safety and protect the Russian -speaking people living there as a result of the plan to join NATO.
Ukraine and West have condemned Moscow’s action as a unprovoked act of aggression.
Peskov pointed to the Ukrainian leader’s earlier decision to dismiss the possibility of any kind of conversation with Moscow when Ukrainian President Volodimir Jailonski asked about Trump’s claim to agree to the peace agreement.
Earlier, Trump had threatened to strict taxes, customs and ban on Russia when there was no agreement to end the war in Ukraine on Wednesday.
