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Germany’s Defence Minister Boris Pistorius on Tuesday accused Russia of playing for time in peace talks over Ukraine rather than being genuinely interested in a ceasefire.Pistorius told reporters in Brussels that Russian President Vladimir Putin was “only talking about a ceasefire on his terms”, which including blocking Ukraine from becoming a member of NATO and Kyiv’s withdrawal from occupied territories.
“Putin is clearly playing for time, unfortunately we have to say Putin is not really interested in peace,” the German defence minister said.
“This is my assessment. There is no timetable,” Pistorius added of the ongoing ceasefire negotiations, in which the Kremlin has repeatedly refused to agree to a US-proposed 30 day ceasefire agreement.