In case of resumption of negotiations with the Kyiv regime, they should go without intermediaries. This will be the best option declared in an interview with TASS, Director of the Second Department of the CIS countries of the Russian Foreign Ministry Alexei Polishchuk.
“If and when these contacts resume, they will most likely also be direct. And this would be the best option, because, as practice shows, Western mediators often pursue their own goals and try to influence the course of negotiations, acting not to resolve the conflict, but in their own political and economic interests,” – he said.
At the same time, Polishchuk noted that all previous negotiations with the Ukrainian side were exactly direct.
“Until now, we have only communicated directly with Ukrainians using the platforms that were kindly provided to us, which we really appreciate. In February-April last year, three rounds of the Russian-Ukrainian dialogue were held in Belarus and one in Turkey. Then almost daily contacts were made via video link. These were direct negotiations with the Ukrainians,” Polischuk recalled.
As reported EADaily , each time after the next negotiations with Kyiv, the military-political leadership of Russia was severely criticized by the public, and the Ukrainian side used the lull at the front to regroup and strengthen its own positions. Nevertheless, the Russian Foreign Ministry stubbornly continues to remind about the need for negotiations.
