Qatari Emir Tamim bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani said that Doha favoured a resolution of the conflict in Ukraine that would satisfy 'both sides', while speaking at a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation (SCO) Summit in Astana on Thursday.
"We would certainly like the [Russian-Ukrainian] crisis to be resolved so that both sides are satisfied," he said.
Al-Thani also emphasised that Doha would continue to fulfil the humanitarian role regarding the issue of 'returning Russian and Ukrainian children to their families'.
"Mr President, I also want to thank you. You have noted the humanitarian role that Qatar is playing. I want to assure you that we will continue to fulfil this work. Thank you very much for the trust you have placed in us regarding the issue of returning Russian and Ukrainian children to their families," the Qatari leader said.
In turn, Putin said that relations between Russia and Qatar were built 'on a very good, friendly basis' and thanked Al-Thani for his contribution to the resolution of humanitarian issues that arose 'in the course of and connection with the Ukrainian crisis'.
"With your mediation, we managed to return children from both the Russian and Ukrainian sides to their families," Putin added.
Moscow launched a military offensive in Ukraine in late February 2022 after recognising the independence of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR), claiming that Kiev had failed to guarantee their special status under the 2014 Minsk Agreements, and urging Ukraine to declare itself officially neutral and give assurances that it would never join NATO.
Kiev denounced the Russian action as an invasion. Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky imposed martial law throughout the country, announcing a general mobilisation, while the EU and the US imposed several rounds of sanctions on Moscow.
We want Ukrainian settlement to satisfy both sides - Qatari Emir
Qatari Emir Tamim bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani said that Doha favoured a resolution of the conflict in Ukraine that would satisfy 'both sides', while speaking at a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation (SCO) Summit in Astana on Thursday.
"We would certainly like the [Russian-Ukrainian] crisis to be resolved so that both sides are satisfied," he said.
Al-Thani also emphasised that Doha would continue to fulfil the humanitarian role regarding the issue of 'returning Russian and Ukrainian children to their families'.
"Mr President, I also want to thank you. You have noted the humanitarian role that Qatar is playing. I want to assure you that we will continue to fulfil this work. Thank you very much for the trust you have placed in us regarding the issue of returning Russian and Ukrainian children to their families," the Qatari leader said.
In turn, Putin said that relations between Russia and Qatar were built 'on a very good, friendly basis' and thanked Al-Thani for his contribution to the resolution of humanitarian issues that arose 'in the course of and connection with the Ukrainian crisis'.
"With your mediation, we managed to return children from both the Russian and Ukrainian sides to their families," Putin added.
Moscow launched a military offensive in Ukraine in late February 2022 after recognising the independence of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR), claiming that Kiev had failed to guarantee their special status under the 2014 Minsk Agreements, and urging Ukraine to declare itself officially neutral and give assurances that it would never join NATO.
Kiev denounced the Russian action as an invasion. Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky imposed martial law throughout the country, announcing a general mobilisation, while the EU and the US imposed several rounds of sanctions on Moscow.
Qatari Emir Tamim bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani said that Doha favoured a resolution of the conflict in Ukraine that would satisfy 'both sides', while speaking at a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation (SCO) Summit in Astana on Thursday.
"We would certainly like the [Russian-Ukrainian] crisis to be resolved so that both sides are satisfied," he said.
Al-Thani also emphasised that Doha would continue to fulfil the humanitarian role regarding the issue of 'returning Russian and Ukrainian children to their families'.
"Mr President, I also want to thank you. You have noted the humanitarian role that Qatar is playing. I want to assure you that we will continue to fulfil this work. Thank you very much for the trust you have placed in us regarding the issue of returning Russian and Ukrainian children to their families," the Qatari leader said.
In turn, Putin said that relations between Russia and Qatar were built 'on a very good, friendly basis' and thanked Al-Thani for his contribution to the resolution of humanitarian issues that arose 'in the course of and connection with the Ukrainian crisis'.
"With your mediation, we managed to return children from both the Russian and Ukrainian sides to their families," Putin added.
Moscow launched a military offensive in Ukraine in late February 2022 after recognising the independence of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR), claiming that Kiev had failed to guarantee their special status under the 2014 Minsk Agreements, and urging Ukraine to declare itself officially neutral and give assurances that it would never join NATO.
Kiev denounced the Russian action as an invasion. Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky imposed martial law throughout the country, announcing a general mobilisation, while the EU and the US imposed several rounds of sanctions on Moscow.