Against the declarations issued by the President of the United States Donald Trump regarding the fate of the agreements that Riyadh sponsored the Russian crisis -ukrainian crisis, a Russian official has confirmed the availability of his country to make concessions in some types of raw materials and mining activities that Washington is negotiating, but has mortgaged from the results of Riyadh’s negotiations on the ground.
“In fact, the Russian part supports the establishment of relations with the United States and we are ready to make concessions in some types of raw materials and mining activities,” said Alexander Loneov, member of the President of the Russian President of the Human Rights Vladimir Putin. But it all depends on the negotiations from Ukraine. “
He added in his interview with ASHARQ AL -AWSAT: “If there are progress in Russian -American understanding on Ukraine and we have seen results regarding the revocation of the sanctions, this could be a key to achieving good normal relationships, but so far the Trump’s speech is still purely political, without making concrete steps”.
On the possibility that the countries of the European Union include negotiations related to Ukraine in a phase, Lunov said: “The negotiations are going well, yet we see that the Ukrainian part tries to obtain the support of Europe and set up their conditions, which contradict the opinion of Russia and the United States. The White House is annoyed by Kiiv’s speech and the Trump team is doing complete pressure”.
“Everyone is waiting for the entry into force of the Black Sea agreement, which has been agreed by the Russian and American delegations, but it is clear that this agreement will benefit only after the fire. In the meantime, Kyiv loses its territory, while Russia has freed the Kursk region.
According to Lunov, the European countries “strive to join the negotiation process, but for clear reasons, they cannot be a complete party; it supports the Ukrainian scenario for self -government, which means preserving the lands of Ukraine within the 1991 borders.
He explained that the leaders of many countries – in particular France and the United Kingdom – ask to send Peace of Peace of NATO in the territory of Ukraine: “It is not acceptable for Russia and in general we see an aggressive position on the European leaders who are ready to continue investing in this direction”.
Lunov believes that the President of the United States Donald Trump “wants to accelerate the signature of a peace agreement on the Ukrainian conflict; because – in his opinion – this is part of his election campaign, but the European Union and Ukrainian are slowing down the process, in addition to the serious tension in negotiations between American and Russian negotiations and the lack of progress.
On the feasibility of the sanctions imposed on Russia, Lunov believes that “the president of the United States Trump must find sin in this case for his maximum, instead of threatening to impose restrictions on Russian oil”.
He said: “In general, this will not affect the economy of our country; Because the main consumers of Russian raw materials are not in the West; In the East. In addition, Russia has a much greater influence on (OPEC) than the United States. Saudi Arabia is actively collaborating with Russia and Venezuela on the oil market and the United States cannot yet do much. “
He added: “In fact, the Russian part supports the establishment of relations with the United States and we are ready to make concessions in some types of raw materials and mining activities. But everything depends on the negotiations on Ukraine and until progress occur, we will not see the results of the lifting of sanctions. So far, the Trump’s speech is still purely political, without making any steps from the plot.”
“On this occasion, I see that in Russia we are dealing with the Saudi people with affection. A lot of work is done officially; Saudi Arabia is a great partner for Russia in the Middle East.
He continued: «We see the joint efforts of Saudi cooperation -Russa in the development of the regional security structure, as well as the development of projects in the field of humanitarian cooperation. I hope the Kingdom continues its efforts in the development of joint energy projects with Russia and in participating in the work of the coalition (Brex).
