Russia says negotiations with Ukraine are impossible
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin said that in the current situation, negotiations with Ukraine are impossible.
According to TASS news agency, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin, at a meeting with Turkish Ambassador to Moscow Tanju Bilgic on August 19, condemned the Ukrainian terrorist attack in the Kursk region, and stressed that, in this context, negotiations with Kiev are impossible.
“The situation around Ukraine was discussed. The Russian side strongly condemns the brutal terrorist attack by the Ukrainian armed forces in the Kursk region of Russia. This took place while all were negotiating with Kiev on the prospects of reaching a political and diplomatic solution,” said Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin.
Deputy Minister Galuzin said that at present the opportunity for negotiations is almost gone.
“It was also pointed out that it is impossible to discuss energy and food security issues, as well as humanitarian aspects in Ukraine, which the West is trying to impose as a follow-up to the results of the peace summit on Ukraine in Bürgenstock, Switzerland in June 2024,” said Deputy Minister Galuzin.
In addition, the Russian Foreign Ministry noted that, in this context, the head of the Turkish diplomatic mission confirmed Moscow's firm stance on the inadmissibility of the "Bürgenstock process", which "aims to form an anti-Russian coalition and present an ultimatum to Russia based on the agreement". The "Zelensky formula" cannot be implemented and will be destroyed.
“It should be noted that the initiative of Russian President Vladimir Putin on June 14 opened up real prospects for Kiev to achieve a political and diplomatic solution to the conflict. However, Kiev irresponsibly missed this opportunity,” the Russian Foreign Ministry stressed.
At the Kursk front, Major General Apti Alaudinov, Commander of the Akhmat special forces, Deputy Director of the Political-Military Directorate of the Russian Ministry of Defense, said that the Ukrainian Armed Forces occupied the first floor of an orphanage in the Kursk region, with children and teachers being driven to the second floor to use as a shield.