Removing Taliban From List Of Terrorist Groups Is "Only Talk For Now", Says Putin's Aide
Yuri Ushakov, an aide to Russian President Vladimir Putin, said that the idea of cooperating with the Taliban has not been translated into action.
Yuri Ushakov, an aide to Russian President Vladimir Putin, said that the idea of cooperating with the Taliban has not been translated into action.
Regarding the possibility of temporarily removing the Taliban from Russia's list of terrorist groups, Ushakov said that this issue is "only a matter of words, for now”.
Russian media reported on Tuesday that a bill to "temporarily remove" the Taliban from Russia's list of terrorist groups has been submitted to the country's parliament.
Regarding the possibility of temporarily removing the Taliban from the list of terrorist groups, Yuri Ushakov said, "There are certain reasons for cooperating with the Taliban, but so far this is just talk."
According to the bill submitted to the Russian parliament, "the activities of certain organisations prohibited by Russian law can be suspended for a limited period of time at the request of the prosecutor general or his deputy and by a court order”.
After Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu visited Kabul and met with Taliban officials, the group claimed that the process of removing the Taliban from Russia's list of terrorist groups has reached the final stages.
However, Russian President Vladimir Putin's spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, has also announced that Moscow has not yet made a decision on removing the Taliban from the list of terrorist groups.
Peskov said that after Russia's decision to remove the Taliban from the list of terrorist groups, details will be announced.
A high-level Russian delegation led by Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu and Deputy Prime Minister Alexey Overchuk visited Kabul on Monday and met with Taliban officials.
Speaking about Russia's relationship with the Taliban, Vladimir Putin had said, "We take into account the views of each of our partners and friends and will coordinate on this issue."
