Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba gave a long interview to the newspaper. Le ParisienHe assured that the Ukrainian Armed Forces had knowledge that Ukraine was not involved in a rocket that crashed into Poland, and that Ukraine was not opposed to negotiations with Russia.
According to the head of the diplomatic department, the Ukrainian side did not see evidence that the missile fell on Przevoduv due to the Ukrainian air defense system. “Together with the Polish services, we strongly agree with the investigation. “We’ve heard political claims that it’s a Ukrainian air defense missile, but we haven’t seen any evidence,” he said.
“Our military has information that this is not our missile. We are ready for mutual exchange of information. After that, we will come to general conclusions and accept whatever happens.”
On the evening of November 15, a rocket crashed on the territory of the Polish village of Przewoduv, 8 km from the Ukrainian border, killing two Poles. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused the Russian Armed Forces of launching rockets. The Russian Defense Ministry denied any involvement in the incident. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg had previously announced the preliminary data of the investigation that the incoming rocket was Ukrainian.
“I am not against negotiations”
In an interview with Le Parisien, Kuleba also focused that Kiev is not against negotiations with Moscow, but that for this Moscow should “stop confusing negotiations and an ultimatum.”
“Ukraine is not against negotiations. At the G20 summit, Volodymyr Zelensky spoke of “world peace” and expressed his will to achieve it,” said the minister, answering the question whether possible negotiations with Russia were discussed.
According to the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, the President of France Emmanuel Macron and the leaders of other Western countries do not insist on starting negotiations contrary to the interests of Ukraine. “A just world begins with the complete restoration of Ukraine’s territorial integrity,” Kuleba said.
The minister also warned that the next few weeks will be critical for Ukraine due to attacks on energy facilities. The overwhelming majority of consumers are already without electricity in Ukraine, three nuclear power plants controlled by Kyiv – Khmelnitsky, Southern Ukraine and Rivne – have been urgently disconnected from the power system.
Paris participation
In addition, Kuleba announced that he was in almost constant contact with the French side on the Ukraine issue. “My president has a great relationship with Emmanuel Macron, and I have a great relationship with myself. [министром иностранных дел Франции] Catherine Colonna. We are always in touch, sometimes so often that the money in my phone account is running out, ”she said.
Earlier, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky shared that Macron allowed him to make calls via WhatsApp. He also developed close relations with other Western politicians, and they are in constant communication.
“I had a really close relationship with Boris Johnson, Duda and Latvia and Lithuania, that’s what I can call and Emmanuel Macron always tells me he’ll call me on WhatsApp. And we’re really talking a lot with these presidents, whom I named quickly, not according to protocol,” he said.
President Macron also communicates and with Vladimir Putin. By his own admission, the total duration of meetings with the President of the Russian Federation from December to June was 100 hours.
I’ve lost count of my conversations with Vladimir Putin since December. Only one hundred hours in publicity and on demand [президента Украины Владимира] The French politician admitted in the summer.
Source: Gazeta
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