Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi said on Sunday that Russian President Vladimir Putin rejected the idea of a Russia-Ukraine ceasefire during a call with him.
According to an interview with The Local, Draghi said his call with Putin on March 30 was to discuss peace between Kyiv and Moscow.
I asked him when he was going to see Zelenskyy. Only you two can untie the knots, he said.
The goal of Putin has not been to find peace, but to destroy the Ukrainian resistance and give it to a friendly government.
The peace talks between Russia and Ukraine have stopped in the wake of the discovery of mass killings in a suburb of the Ukrainian capital.
Roman Abramovich, a Russian billionaire, is under Western sanctions as a result of the invasion of his country.
Italy supplied military equipment and weapons to Ukraine.
He asked, "What is the best way to help the attacked people?" We need to help the Ukrainians directly, and that is what we are doing.
Attempts to engage with the Russian leader are starting to feel like a waste of time, according to the same interview.
40% of Italy's gas imports are said to come from Russia through a deal with Algeria, which is why the prime minister is trying to reduce Italy's dependence on Russia.
He called on Europe to find alternative sources of gas and oil so it could limit the asking price of Russia's energy commodities.
Europe continues to finance Russia by purchasing oil and gas, among other things, at a price that has no relation to historical values.
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