“So far I do not see the contradictions that I, for example, had previously observed in Ukrainian politics between statements and, perhaps, some backstage talks and direct actions,” TASS quoted her as saying.
The representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry added that earlier, representatives of Ukraine "talked about peace, but actually did everything so that there was a war."
In current Ukrainian politics, "there is a desire to change this situation."
Earlier, Zakharova said that the Ukrainian authorities need to take concrete steps to implement the Minsk agreements to convene a summit in the Norman format.
At the end of May, Zelensky at a meeting with activists assessed the possibility of holding a referendum on concluding peace agreements with Russia.
The first president of Ukraine Leonid Kravchuk in an interview with the FAN commented on Zelensky’s initiative.