The Foreign Ministry announced that Kyiv had disrupted the possibility of trilateral negotiations
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Deputy Foreign Minister of Russia Mikhail Galuzin said that the Ukrainian authorities thwarted the possibility of trilateral negotiations, recalling Kyiv’s attempt to launch massive strikes on Moscow during the State Duma elections in September and emphasizing that Moscow’s position on the issue of negotiations remains open, but the timing depends on the decision of President Putin.
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Why It Matters
The statement comes in the context of ongoing diplomatic efforts to resolve the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, with Russia declaring its openness to negotiations but linking their timing to domestic decisions.
At the moment, the Ukrainian authorities have thwarted the possibility of trilateral negotiations. Deputy Head of the Russian Foreign Ministry Mikhail Galuzin told Izvestia about this.
He recalled that Kyiv tried to launch massive attacks on Moscow during the State Duma elections in September.
Galuzin emphasized that Moscow’s principled position on this issue has not changed. “We have always been and remain open to negotiations on a political and diplomatic settlement. And when to carry them out, as the President of the Russian Federation [Vladimir Putin] said, we’ll think about that,” he said.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Negotiations between Russia and Ukraine will not resume in the coming weeks due to the lack of mutual trust and precondition from Moscow.
Likely · Within weeks
Open Questions
- What specific actions of Ukraine are considered a breakdown of negotiations?
- What conditions does Russia put forward for the resumption of negotiations?
- Are there mediators ready to facilitate dialogue between the parties?
