Russia rejects the condition of withdrawing its troops from Ukraine
This is on November 14 Russia Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko said
Russia troops Ukraine withdrawal from its territory is unacceptable for Moscow as a precondition for negotiations.
This is on November 14 Russia Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Alexander Grushko said.
He added that Moscow is ready for negotiations the president Vladimir Putin has repeatedly stated:
“But of course, these negotiations should take into account the situation on the ground.”
Before that, on November 11, Russia Ukraine another deputy minister of foreign affairs said that he is ready to dialogue with Sergey Ryabkov had stated.
Ukraine the president Volodymyr Zelensky and says that the precondition for negotiations with Moscow is the withdrawal of Russian troops from Crimea, of Ukraine removal from the entire territory recognized by the international community.
Although Washington did not put pressure on Kiev…
On November 13, The Wall Street Journal newspaper cited sources news gave that USA He called on Ukraine to set “realistic” conditions for negotiations with Russia.
Washington officially Kyiv does not put any pressure on him to negotiate with Russia.
President Cho Biden and said that the terms of the peace settlement depend on Kyiv.
In recent days of Ukraine against the background of successes on the front, the leaders of various countries called on Kyiv to resume negotiations.
The last face-to-face contact between Ukrainian and Russian officials took place on March 29 in Istanbul.
On November 14 President of France Emmanuel Macron called for diplomatic efforts to encourage the parties to return to the negotiating table.
However President of France In an interview with France Inter, he stressed that the negotiations should be held under favorable conditions for Ukraine.
In early November, Macron urged Moscow and Kyiv not to set radical conditions for negotiations.
Meanwhile, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Austria Alexander Schellenberg said that Russiacancellation can’t do” and with Moscow Kyiv the dialogue door must be kept open.
Secret negotiations in Ankara?
Kommersant newspaper writes that on November 14 in Ankara, Turkey, Russia and USA negotiations between the representatives have started.
Newspaper news reports that the head of the Foreign Intelligence Service Sergey Naryshkin is participating in the negotiations on the Russian side.