Russia: Europe Lacks Sound Ideas for Ukraine Negotiations

ST. PETERSBURG, June 4. /TASS/. Russia has not yet seen any signs that Europe can put forward sound ideas for negotiations on Ukraine, Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin told the media on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.

"Europe is totally absent from this entire scheme (of trilateral negotiations - TASS). It is absent precisely because of its hostile, destructive position toward Russia," he said, adding that "we are not closing ourselves off from dialogue."

"But if it has any constructive and sound ideas, then Europe should express them, should offer them to us. Then we will determine how worthy these ideas are. So far, there are no signs that Europe is capable of putting forward any sound ideas," he emphasized.