Medvedev refuses to talk to Zelensky for peace between Russia and Ukraine

Moscow, March 5 President Vladimir Putin's ally and Russian Security Council Vice Chairman Dmitry Medvedev on Monday refused to hold peace talks with current Ukrainian President Zelensky amid the two-year-long war between Russia and Ukraine. Medvedev also said that Ukraine is part of Russia.

In southern Russia, Medvedev said Russia would continue its special military operation until the other side surrenders. Medvedev said that one of Ukraine's former leaders had said that Ukraine is not Russia. That concept should be abolished forever. Ukraine is definitely Russia. He refused peace talks with the current Ukrainian leadership led by President Volodymyr Zelensky. Commenting on East-West relations, he said that relations between Moscow and Washington are worse than the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962.

Purported recordings of German military discussions show Germany's armed forces were discussing plans to attack Russian territory, the Kremlin said on Monday. He questioned whether Chancellor Olaf Scholz had control of the situation. Regarding this, Russia summoned the German Ambassador on Monday. In fact, in a 38-minute recording leaked on internet media, military officials are discussing how the long-range cruise missile Taras could be used by Kiev against Russian forces.

Four officials, including Germany's air force chief Ingo Gerhartz, can be heard discussing the Tarsus deployment. It added that prompt delivery and rapid deployment of Taras is possible only with the help of German troops. It also shows that the German government has not agreed to the delivery of cruise missiles requested by Ukraine. At the same time, German officials said that they are investigating the recording. They are also investigating how it was possible that conversations of top German military personnel could have been overheard and leaked by the Russians.

An explosion occurred on a railway bridge near Samara city of Russia. The Samara region, located on the Volga River in the south-west of Russia, is one of the country's industrial centres. Russia has reported a series of attacks on its industrial and infrastructure in recent months, which it has blamed on Ukraine. No casualties have been reported, but railway operations have been affected.