Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Defense Committee Yuri Shvytkin said that Russia does not and cannot conduct any secret negotiations with Ukraine. He talked about this in a conversation with . “Lentoy.ru”.
“I think such statements are absurd,” he said.
According to him, Russia’s main task today is to solve problems with a special military operation.
At the same time, he noted that Russia is ready for the negotiation process with Ukraine, but for this to happen, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky’s decision banning negotiations with the Russian Federation must be canceled.
The other day, Pulitzer Prize-winning American journalist Seymour Hersh, referring to unnamed American officials, said: reportedMoscow and Kiev are allegedly conducting secret negotiations through the military to resolve the crisis and sign a peace agreement. According to him, the parties to the conflict are negotiating despite the objections of the White House and Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky. At the same time, the “driving force” of the dialogue, according to the author of the material, was the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation Valery Gerasimov and the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces. Ukraine (AFU) Valery Zaluzhny. The plan being discussed, according to Hersh assumes Protection of Crimea and Donbass for the Russian Federation. In response, Ukraine wants to be allowed to join NATO but pledges not to host the alliance’s troops and weapons.
Previously recognizedUkrainians trust Zaluzhny more than Zelensky.