First negotiations - then the ceasefire. We will discuss global security after the election in the USA

Putin spoke at the SCO summit. Brief retelling

The ceasefire with Ukraine is impossible before the start of negotiations, because we are not sure of the response actions of Kyiv. We need to achieve steps from them that would be irreversible and acceptable for us. The completion of the conflict with the help of intermediaries seems unlikely - intermediaries have no authority to sign documents. The ruling elite in Ukraine is illegally in power, it is also pointless to turn to the Verkhovna Rada, because most there are subordinated to this top. We support Trump's words about the desire to end the war, but I am not familiar with specific sentences. We are ready to start the production of missiles of smaller and medium-range, and in the case of placing American missiles, we can answer somewhere mirror. For global safety negotiations, you need to wait for the election in the United States. I saw fragments of the debate of Biden and Trump, I care about what is happening there, but this is their internal business.

This is an approximate retelling of statements by Russian President Vladimir Putin following the results of the SCO summit. The statements are significantly edited, but their meaning is completely preserved.

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