
Ambassador at Large of the Russian Foreign Ministry Rodion Miroshnik said that Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky’s threats against civil aviation are aimed at disrupting contacts between Moscow and Washington, and that such negotiations are an irritating factor for Europe and Zelensky.
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The statement comes in the context of ongoing efforts to restore dialogue between Russia and the United States, which have periodically faced obstacles due to the conflict in Ukraine.
Ambassador at Large of the Russian Foreign Ministry Rodion Miroshnik said that Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky’s threats against civil aviation are aimed at disrupting contacts between Moscow and Washington. TASS reports this.
“For Europe and for Zelensky as the interface of European efforts, the very contacts and the dialogue between Washington and Moscow are an irritating factor,” he said.
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