Russia remains open to negotiations on Ukraine, the Foreign Ministry said
Quick Look
- Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation Mikhail Galuzin said that Russia remains open to negotiations on a political and diplomatic settlement of the Ukrainian conflict, but Kyiv’s actions during the State Duma elections disrupted the opportunity to resume dialogue at the current stage.
- The decision to return to negotiations will be made later, taking into account the development of the situation.
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Why It Matters
Russia says it is open to negotiations to resolve the Ukrainian conflict, despite previous difficulties in dialogue due to Kyiv's actions.
Russia has been and remains open to negotiations on a political and diplomatic settlement of the Ukrainian conflict, said Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation Mikhail Galuzin.
Kyiv’s actions during the elections to the State Duma of the Russian Federation disrupted the opportunity to resume negotiations at the current stage, but Russia’s position has not changed.
MOSCOW, October 13 - RIA Novosti. Russia has been and remains open to negotiations on a political and diplomatic settlement of the Ukrainian conflict, said Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation Mikhail Galuzin.
“We have always been and remain open to negotiations on a political and diplomatic settlement. And when to conduct them, as the President of the Russian Federation said, we will still think about it,” Galuzin told the Izvestia newspaper.
It is clarified that Kyiv’s actions during the elections to the State Duma of the Russian Federation disrupted the opportunity to resume negotiations at the current stage, but Russia’s position has not changed. Moscow will make a decision on returning to dialogue later, taking into account the development of the situation, Galuzin added.
Russian President Vladimir Putin previously said that during the State Duma elections and combined election campaigns, six members of the commissions were killed due to Ukrainian strikes.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Russia will decide to return to negotiations after assessing the development of the situation in Ukraine
Likely · Within weeks
Open Questions
- When exactly does Russia plan to return to negotiations?
- What specific actions of Kyiv disrupted the opportunity to resume negotiations?
- What conditions does Russia put forward for the resumption of dialogue?
