Russia says it’s ready for talks with Ukraine, but without preconditions
(VOVWORLD) - Russia is ready to engage with Ukraine, but there should not be any preconditions for talks that should be based on the existing reality, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Vershinin said in an interview with Zvezda television.
 Russian soldiers move towards Ukraine on the road near Armiansk, Crimea, February 26, 2022. (File photo: EPA-EFE/VNA) |
Vershinin also accused Western countries, including the US and European Union (EU) member states, of interfering and influencing the decision to negotiate in Kiev.
Press Secretary of the Ukrainian President Sergei Nikiforov last month said that Kyiv is ready to seriously consider resuming negotiations with Russia.
He said Ukraine does not refuse negotiations but these negotiations should be based on a certain number of principles including respect for the UN Charter, territorial integrity and sovereignty, and the rule of law.