The Russian Federation was, is and will be ready for negotiations to resolve the conflict in Ukraine. This was stated by the press secretary of Russian President Dmitry Peskov. Bloomberg.
“President Putin has repeatedly stated that Russia is, is and will be open to negotiations on Ukraine. We are committed to achieving our goals and would prefer to accomplish this through diplomacy. Otherwise, the military operation will continue until we achieve our goals,” Peskov said.
January 24 reportedHe said that Russia had not received any official proposal to hold Russia-Ukraine negotiations at the Vatican.
Official Representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Maria Zakharova statedThe statements made by the Swiss Foreign Ministry after a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on the sidelines of an open discussion at the UN Security Council in New York on the alleged search for ways to negotiate the Ukraine issue came as a surprise.
Yulia Zhdanova, representative of the Russian delegation at the negotiations on military security and arms control in Vienna statedThat the West is not interested in starting negotiations with Russia on Ukraine.
Previously reportedRussia has stopped seeing Switzerland as a mediator in resolving conflicts.