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More than 8 months after its outbreak, the war in Ukraine is increasingly becoming a conflict without a solution. It is difficult if not impossible for kyiv or Moscow to crush the adversary until the final victory. Therefore, the possibility seems to grow that a negotiation for peace seems to be reached.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky made an overture in his November 4 evening message. “We are ready for peace, for a just peace, the formula of which we have repeatedly expressed,” Zelensky said. Kyiv needs “respect for the UN Charter, respect for our territorial integrity, respect for our people, bringing all culprits to justice and full compensation for the damage Russia has caused us “.

Photo Ansa / Telegram Zelensky

Thailand says it is ready to provide a venue for negotiations to enable direct dialogue between Moscow and Kyiv aimed at resolving the Ukrainian crisis. Thailand’s Ambassador to Russia Sasiwat Wongsinsawat told TASS. “Thailand – he said – is ready to provide a forum for negotiation to all parties involved in the conflict if they are ready for a direct dialogue aimed at finding a peaceful solution to the Ukrainian crisis”.

Ukraine, endless conflict

And Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov also speaks on the need to end the conflict in Ukraine. “We have to think today not about pumping kyiv with additional weapons, but about finding a negotiated solution,” Antonov said. “It is impossible to completely solve the problem on the battlefield.” Moscow’s ambassador to Washington, however, stressed that an improvement in relations between Russia and the United States is not on the horizon, in a medium-term perspective.

A woman in a car in kyiv after the lights were turned off due to planned power outages following the destruction of Ukrainian power plants by the Russians. Photo Ansa / Epa Oleg Patrasyuk

“Regarding the new decisions of the US administration on additional arms deliveries to Ukraine, I would like to emphasize that our so-called partners are pursuing the wrong policy,” Antonov said. “They believe the problem can be solved on the battlefield and continue to expend more energy and resources. Now they are gathering armed forces near the Russian borders.” The ambassador, speaking in San Francisco, later complained that “the staffing of Russian consulate offices in the United States will continue to decrease as the terms of the staff mission expire. And the American side does not issue them new visas. »

American nuclear submarine in Gibraltar

The United States is certainly not sitting idly by. The US nuclear super submarine USS Rhode Island arrived in the port of Gibraltar three days ago – a surprise move. According to experts, this is a warning message to Russia regarding the war in Ukraine. According to US industry media, the operation comes two weeks after news broke that another nuclear submarine, the USS West Virginia, was heading for the Arabian Sea. The US Navy confirmed the news noting that this is the first time a US ballistic submarine has visited Gibraltar since June 2021. The USS Rhode Island is one of the most powerful nuclear deterrents in the US arsenal and can carry up to 20 ballistic missiles. Trident D5 capable of striking at 18,000 kilometers. Each of these missiles, explain the specialized media, can be armed with 14 nuclear warheads.

The US Navy nuclear submarine USS Minnesota. Photo Ansa / Epa Ricardo Maldonado Rozo