“When they want to agree on peace, they are ready to conduct a dialogue anywhere - even in the presidential palace, even on a bench in the park.
And when they try to evade signed agreements, they certainly find flaws in the environment.
So Kravchuk makes it clear with his statements: the Ukrainian side does not want to negotiate an end to the conflict in Donbass, ”Balbek said.
In his opinion, regardless of where the Russian delegation travels to meet with Ukrainian colleagues, "everything will certainly be wrong."
“Soon there will be no place on earth where Kravchuk would like to talk about peace.
So it makes no sense to follow the lead of the ex-president of Ukraine.
Let Kyiv first comprehend the complete futility of returning Donbass by force - then, perhaps, the moment will ripen for an effective dialogue.
Unfortunately, now Ukraine is not ready for this, ”Balbek concluded.
Earlier, Kravchuk made a proposal to move the platform for negotiations on Donbass to Switzerland or Finland.
At the same time, he stressed that Russia, Ukraine and the OSCE should take the appropriate decision jointly.