An agreement has been reached by the countries of the European Union, the G7 and Australia for the price of a barrel of Russian oil to be 60 dollars. This mechanism will come into effect at the beginning of the week.
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Vladimir Putin is not interested in a ceasefire and maintains his military goals
Vladimir Putin is not seriously interested in a ceasefire or negotiations with Ukraine and the West, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) said on Saturday. Statements by the Russian President, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitri Peskov and Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov might have led people to think otherwise.
After US President Joe Biden said he was ready on Thursday to discuss with Mr. Putin, Mr. Peskov hastened to recall that the Western conditions for any negotiation – the withdrawal of Russian troops from Ukraine – were not possible. Their refusal to recognize the illegal annexation of occupied Ukrainian regions in September also complicates the search for common ground.
But according to the ISW, Vladimir Putin's rhetoric demonstrated, on several occasions, that he had no real intention of negotiating and that his objectives remained mainly military in nature. Statements around the terms of the discussion are probably only intended to obtain concessions from the West, convincing it that Moscow would then return to the negotiating table.
These conditions have been stated several times: reduction of military aid to Ukraine, recognition of the illegal annexation of Ukrainian territories and reduction of NATO military activities on Russia's borders. But the Kremlin remains vague about these possible negotiations in order, according to the ISW, to push the West to start talks without defining the end goal, namely a ceasefire, a peace process or an agreement. of peace.
Moscow would however benefit from a ceasefire, explains the American think tank. This would allow him in particular to strengthen his army, hard hit since the start of the invasion of Ukraine at the end of February. But Mr. Putin is not interested in a cessation of hostilities and, opposite, the West does not seem ready to grant anything to Moscow either. “The idea that Vladimir Putin will ever manage to defeat Ukraine is beyond belief,” said Joe Biden.
Plus de 7 000 engins explosifs neutralisés dans l’oblast de Kherson
Since the departure of the Russian army from the oblast of Kherson, the Ukrainian state emergency services have been crisscrossing the territory in order to locate and neutralize the explosive devices abandoned by the Russians.
As of December 2, these services have examined nearly 700 hectares of territory, 322 kilometers of roads, 60 of railways, and some 300 homes: 7,042 explosive devices have thus been neutralized so far.
The emergency services continue their work and urge the inhabitants who would return to settle in Kherson to the utmost caution.
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kyiv says Russia's economy 'will be destroyed' by its oil price cap
The Russian economy "will be destroyed" by the upcoming introduction of a cap on the price of its oil barrel, says the Ukrainian presidency, after the agreement sealed on Friday, December 2, by the countries of the European Union (EU), of the G7 and Australia.
"We always reach our goal and Russia's economy will be destroyed, and it will pay and be responsible for all its crimes," Ukrainian presidential administration chief Andriy Yermak said on Saturday on Telegram. “However, it would have been necessary to lower [the ceiling price] to 30 dollars to destroy it more quickly,” he qualified.
The price of oil sold by Russia to Western countries will be capped at 60 dollars per barrel (57 euros), a mechanism which will come into force on Monday, December 5 "or very shortly after", specified the G7 and Australia. The EU embargo on Russian oil transported by sea begins on Monday. Thus, only oil sold by Russia at a price equal to or less than 60 dollars can continue to be delivered. Beyond this ceiling, it will be prohibited for companies to provide services allowing maritime transport.