Rustem Umerov initiated the creation of a group to withdraw the Russian army from Ukrainian territories

January 15, 2024

Defense Minister Rustem Umerov initiated the creation of an international working group to develop mechanisms for the withdrawal of Russian troops from Ukrainian territories. This is stated in a statement by Rustem Umerov himself on January 14 during the forum in Davos.

“I proposed to create an International Working Group at the level of defense ministers and national security advisers in order to jointly develop a mechanism for the withdrawal of troops”,- the minister said.

According to him, the peace formula proposed by Volodymyr Zelenskyy already unites 83 countries of the world.

“He emphasized that it is impossible to talk about restoring the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine without the complete withdrawal and disarmament of Russian troops and terrorist organizations from the temporarily occupied territories”,- he explained.