Russia aims to reach comprehensive agreement with Ukraine
(VOVWORLD) - Russia is seeking a comprehensive deal in talks with Ukraine covering a whole range of issues, without which coming to an agreement is unlikely, the Interfax cited Russian negotiator Vladimir Medinsky as saying on Friday.
 Russian negotiator Vladimir Medinsky. (Photo: AFP/VNA) |
Medinsky said that Moscow believes Kyiv is trying to stretch out the negotiations. Earlier he said the two sides were making little progress on the key issues.
Russia and Ukraine are conducting online discussions regarding Ukraine's neutrality status after several rounds of face-to-face negotiations taking place on the border between Belarus and Ukraine. So far, the two sides have not reached an agreement on any specific issue.
Earlier, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky affirmed that all issues will be discussed if Russian President Vladimir Putin agrees to negotiate directly to end the conflict.