The spectacle of Russian flags waved by coup-supporters at Sunday's rally in the Nigerien capital of Niamey shows just how much Russia's effort to pitch itself as an anti-colonial flagbearer resonates. Saudi Arabia has emerged as a surprise candidate for mediator between Russia and Ukraine in recent days and the reported talks are supposedly set to take place next month.Īnalysis by Diana Magnay, Moscow correspondent Understand what goals are set and what will be discussed."Īttempt to promote a peaceful settlement deserves a positive "Of course, Russia will follow this meeting, we need to Responding to the report, Mr Peskov said the Kremlin needs to gain an "understanding of the aims of the talks" before commenting further. Ukraine and the West hope the potential discussions, which would exclude Russia, could lead to international backing for peace terms favouring Ukraine, the newspaper said. Over the weekend, The Wall Street Journal reported that the Saudi Arabian government is considering inviting a number of Western states, Ukraine and developing countries to hold talks on the war. Perhaps more interesting is the Kremlin's stance on Saudi Arabia. NATO is "wasting" its resources, he claimed, by sending weapons and supplies into Ukraine due to this lack of success on the battlefield. The Ukrainian counteroffensive, he said first, shows no signs of any success the Kyiv regime is in a "difficult position". Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov has been speaking to the media this morning, and has provided a few updates for us.
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