Russia declares readiness to negotiate with Ukraine
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova stressed that Moscow's position on negotiations with Ukraine remains unchanged.
The comment came after a German official recently said that Moscow was not ready to negotiate with Kiev.
"We are still open to negotiations. We have never refused them. We are ready to negotiate, of course based on practical calculations at the moment," Ms. Zakharova said at a press conference on November 9.
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Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova. Photo: Sputnik |
The Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman also accused the German government of failing to use its influence with Ukraine to seek a peaceful solution to the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.
"Instead of influencing the Kiev authorities, Germany has gone against its own laws and regulations prohibiting the export of lethal weapons to crisis and armed conflict zones, continuing to pump weapons into Kiev and encouraging it to continue its hostile actions at all costs," Zakharova said.
Moscow's response came after German government deputy spokeswoman Christiane Hoffmann said Berlin saw Russia's lack of willingness to negotiate.
Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called on countries around the world to "force Russia to participate in the real peace negotiation process" and outlined conditions for resuming negotiations, including restoring Ukraine's territorial integrity and compensating for losses caused by the conflict.
Last week, several media outlets reported,US secretly asks Ukraineexpressed a willingness to negotiate with Russia. However, according to the Washington Post, this does not mean that the two sides will reach any real negotiations, but only eases the concerns of countries affected by inflation and rising energy prices due to the conflict in Ukraine./.
