“Let me remind you that we never abandoned the last (negotiations. -
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) and always remained ready for negotiations.
The negotiations are not about how to keep the leaders of the Kiev regime in power and indulge their fantasies, but about overcoming the legacy of the destructive ten-year plunder of the country and violence against its people, about eliminating the causes of the tragic situation for the Ukrainian people,” the minister said.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken previously announced that there are no prospects for negotiations on a truce in Ukraine.
The American diplomat did not comment on the fact that the Russian side spoke about its readiness for negotiations, but Kyiv banned them at the legislative level.
Prime Minister of Slovakia Robert Fico noted that Ukraine is not an independent, not a sovereign country, it is under the complete control of the United States.