Gennady Gatilov, Russia’s permanent representative at the UN office in Geneva and other international organizations, said that Russia is open to a political-diplomatic settlement of the conflict in Ukraine, but prospects are unclear due to the position of Kiev and its Western curators. He said this in an interview he gave to the newspaper. “News”.
Gatilov pointed out that the Ukrainian authorities and Western countries “continue to rely on the use of military force.” He also drew attention to the prohibition of negotiations with Russia at the legislative level in Ukraine.
According to the diplomat, there is currently no real sign that the UN and the organization’s Secretary-General António Guterres “can play a constructive role in resolving the conflict”. He noted that the UN’s efforts towards Ukraine were paralyzed by the unwillingness to listen to the perspective of the Russian Federation or anyone else.
On July 1, Advisor to the Head of the Presidential Office of Ukraine Mykhailo Podolyak reacted To the publication of The Washington Post, which talks about secret negotiations to end the Ukraine crisis. According to him, in such a large conflict, “with such a large amount of resources used by the Russian Federation and at higher rates than Russia” there is “no single compromise scenario”.
Previously in Ukraine in your name Terms of negotiation with Russia.