There are two conditions: the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation declared readiness for negotiations with Ukraine (video)

" This was stated on February 11 by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Vershinin in an interview with Zvezda. According to the Russian diplomat, any hostilities sooner or later end in negotiations, and Moscow is ready for such negotiations. "Yes, the classic says that any hostilities end with negotiations, and we naturally said that we will be ready for such negotiations.

But only for negotiations without prior conditions, negotiations based on the reality that exists. The goals we have voiced in public, "Vershinin said. He recalled that the negotiation process had already begun between the parties to the conflict, but it was interrupted by the Ukrainian side unilaterally. In addition, according to the Deputy Minister, the decisions on peace negotiations are made not in Kiev, but in Washington and Brussels, so it is necessary to "contact". "It is not depends on us.

We have clearly said about our position. If Mr Biden shows prudence, wisdom, I mean his and his environment, but we outlined our position clearly," Vershinin said. Advisor to the Presidential Office of Ukraine Mikhail Podolyak published a post on Twitter, where he marked the position of Kiev on the prospects of peace talks with Moscow. According to him, Russia periodically emphasizes that it is not going to leave the Ukrainian territories, so in this case there is no negotiation.

"In periodic statements about" peace and negotiations "the Kremlin emphasizes that it will not go from the Ukrainian territories and will not be responsible for crimes . . . This is another confirmation: there can be no talk about negotiations," Podolyak stressed. We will remind, the talks "without prior conditions" was also spoken by a spokeswoman of the Federation Council Valentina Matvienko.

On February 1, she said that Moscow is ready to sit at the negotiation table if Kiev shows a real interest in this. However, she said, the Kremlin does not see the readiness of the Ukrainian authorities for such a step. NSDC Secretary Alexei Danilov said on February 7 that Russia is working with certain countries, urging them to become intermediaries in negotiations with Ukraine.